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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1999 Literature In English Questions

Question 11:
This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
The struggle between the old man and the fish symbolizes
  • A The blood thirsty nature of sharks
  • B Man's refusal to grow old
  • C Man's struggle for survival in a harsh world
  • D The uncertainty of life in a cruel world
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Question 12:
This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
'''I wish the boy was here...'''
The old man's cry demonstrates
  • A A desperation for productivity
  • B Bitterness
  • C Humiliation
  • D A yearning for human brotherhood
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Question 13:
This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
One of the universal themes of the novel is the
  • A Selfishness of man against his own enviroment
  • B Relationship between man and nature
  • C Great struggle between the old man and the fish
  • D Connection of the sea to human greed
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Question 14:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Okigbo's 'Hurrah for Thunder'is a prophetic poem because it
  • A Correctly predicts the end of those who abuse power
  • B Predicts the coming of military rulers
  • C Pictures the return of politicians to the scene
  • D Picture the poet going to hell
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Question 15:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'Red booth, Red pillar-box Red double-tiered Omnibus squelching tar. It was real!....'
These lines from Soyinka's 'Telephone Conversation show that the poet
  • A Appreciates the environment of his experience
  • B Is insensitive to his experience
  • C Is unable to believe his experience
  • D Believes both his environment and experience
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