Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

'Vanished. Transported. Utterly transmuted.<br/>i knew it. i knew i stood in the presence of God...<br/>This statement of Ecstasy was made in The Trials Of Brother Jero by

A Brother Jero
B Chume
C The old prophet
D The unnamed penitent woman
E The unnamed member of parliament.

Question 597:

The dominant mood in Senghor's poem in Memoriam' is one of

A Nostalgia
B Sadness
C Despair
D Joy
E Frustration.

Question 598:

In 'Nuit de Sine,'the word 'dark' in 'listern to our dark blood beat' is used

A Figuratively
B Scientifically
C Literally
D Imaginatively
E Culturally

Question 599:

Besides describing scenes of African village night, Senghor's poem 'Nuit de Sine' makes a definiten statement about

A Communicating with dead ancestors
B Fishermen diving into the sea
C Technological development
D Movement fron rural to urban centres
E Black soldiers killed in Europe.

Question 600:

'Let me listen in the smoky hut where there comes a glimpse of the friendly spirits<br/>My head on your bosom warm like a dang smoking from the fire'.<br/>The dang in the verse from 'Nuit de Sine' refers to

A Wheels of spining cotton into yarn
B Sea weed, full of salt
C A wolof word for granulated flour meal, known also as couscous
D A Northern Uganda local brew, usually strong and meant for men
E A kind of narcotic or stimulant.