Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
The author successfully conveys his message through

A Interior monologue
B Comedy of manners
C Satirical performances
D Comedy of errors

Question 7:

This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Valentine:
....But, like a cloistress, she will veiled walk,
And water once a day her chamber round
With eve-offending brine; all this to season...
The imagery above describes

A Viola's deep sorrow for her drowned brother
B Olivia's deep sorrow over the loss of her brother's love
C Viola's grief over a love she cannot show
D Olivia's intense grief over the death of her brother

Question 8:

This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
The play is about love

A Longing and ambition
B Pretence and hatred
C Loss and death
D Commitment and marriage

Question 9:

This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Two major elements of the diction in the play are the

A Scenes and roles of characters
B Political and educational background of players
C Gender and class of the speakers
D Status and emotion of the speakers

Question 10:

This question is based on Camara Laye's The African Child
The success of the novel lies in the author's

A Realistic portrayal of Laye's conurtship with Marie
B Effective use of sociological and fictional materials
C Recreation of an African childhood in Conakry
D Use of traditional elements for colour