Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
'....One is a mother to shield when lightning streaks the night, when thunder shakes the earth, when mud bogs knock one down. One is a mother in order to love without beginning or end.'
On what occasion do these lines occur in the novel?

A At the burial ceremony of Ramatoulaye's husband
B After the confession of Ramatoulaye's daughter, that she was pregnant
C When Ramatoulaye was learning to drive the Flat 125
D When Ramatoulaye saw her mother sick in bed

Question 27:

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
'You forget that I have a heart, a mind, that I am not an object to be passed from hand to hand.
You don't know what marriage means to me....'These words by Ramatoulaye are addressed to

A Mawdo
B Her mother-in-law
C Daouda Dieng
D Tamsir

Question 28:

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
''A wife must understand once and for all, and must forgive; she must not worry herself about 'betrayals of the flesh. The important thing is what there is in the heart.''
These words are spoken by

A Tamsir in breaking the news of Modou's second marriage to Ramatoulaye
B Modou in support of his relationship with Binetou
C Aunty Nabou in trying to convince Mawdo to marry her niece
D Mawdo Ba to justify his marrying Nabou out of a sense of duty

Question 29:

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
'If you can procreate without loving, merely to satisfy the pride of your declining mother, then I' find you despicable...'
Whose words are these?

A Aissatou
B Ramatoulaye
C Young Nabou
D Jacqueline

Question 30:

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
''...The sugar-daddy of the boutique dresses wants to marry Binetou. Just imagine...'''
What is ironical about this statement ?

A The speaker is Binetou's friend
B The sugar-daddy is the speaker's husband
C Binetou is the speaker's rival
D The sugar-daddy is the speaker's father