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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 11:
these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
In the novel the society puts high value on
  • A Male ascendancy
  • B Procreation
  • C Gender equity
  • D Engalitarianism
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Question 12:
these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
the medicine man links the lump discovered on the head of Nnu Ego at birth, to the
  • A Wound inflicted on the slave woman buried with Agbadi's wife
  • B Coming back of the Agunwa to the society to live again
  • C Ill-luck and tragic events attributed to a predestined fate
  • D Possession of physical admirable qualities that makes her an epitoma of perfection
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Question 13:
these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
The constant companion of Nnaife's family are
  • A Poverty and hunger
  • B Sickness and joblessness
  • C Disagreemnt and humiliation
  • D Togetherness and happiness
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Question 14:
these questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's. The old Man and the Medal.
The disagreement between Mvondo and Nti centres on the latter's claim to have
  • A Eaten the entire entrails of sheep
  • B Eate more than his share of the food
  • C Been in a whiteman's office
  • D Assisted Meka in getting the medal
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Question 15:
These questions is based on Ferdinand Oyono's. The old Man and the Medal.
Meka can best be described as
  • A A simple hearted old man
  • B An impulsive old man
  • C An old religious bigot
  • D An egocentric old man
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