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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 26:
This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
Grandma informs Li in the novel that her salt-pot is empty because
  • A She wants to extract money from Li's pocket money
  • B She knows Li has had a gift of money recently
  • C Li's mother would give her some
  • D Grandfather will never part with his money for salt
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Question 27:
This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The dominant tone of the novel is one of
  • A Detachment
  • B Anger
  • C Despondency
  • D Militancy
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Question 28:
This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The major concern of the novel is the
  • A Promotion of simple, rural existence
  • B Need for women to assert themselves
  • C Clash of the old and the new
  • D Corrupt nature of urban life
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Question 29:
This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
One of the main features that sustains the reader's interest in the novel is the
  • A Creation and resolution of conflicts
  • B Sale of Henchard's wife
  • C Exploration of comic plot
  • D Wheat business in Casterbridge
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Question 30:
This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
What is represented by the characters of Henchard and Farfrae in the novel is the
  • A Contrast between the old and the new
  • B Conflict between belief and unbelief
  • C Conflict between a tragic and a comic hero
  • D Conflict between foolhardiness and kindness
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