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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

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Literature In English Questions

Question 851:
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.<br/>When he came back from Operi I went to his house and he talked like a sane man. I reminded him of saying that a man must dance the dance prevailing in his time...'<br/>The above statement was made by Ofoka about
  • A Nwaka
  • B Akuebue
  • C Ezeulu
  • D Obika
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Question 852:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .<br/>What special function does Ramatoulaye's diary perform?
  • A It is a record of her personal experiences
  • B It brings succour to her in distress
  • C It helps her understand current events
  • D It aids her memory of pst events
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Question 853:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .<br/>'...princes master their feelings to fulfil their duties 'Others' bend their heads and, in silence, accept a destiny that oppresses them. That, briefly put, is the internal ordering of our society, with its absurd divisions....'<br/>In the above excerpt from her letter to Mawdo Ba, Aissatou sees society as
  • A Benefiting the ruling classes
  • B Unequal and unjust
  • C Oppressing the working classes
  • D Giving every person his just deserts
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Question 854:
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God<br/>Whom do you consider to be Ezeulu's closest friend and confidant in Umuaro?
  • A Naka of Umuneora
  • B Ogbuefi Akuebue
  • C Nwokeke Nnaberi
  • D The priest of Idemili
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Question 855:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .<br/>'Was it madness, weakness, irresistible love?<br/>What inner confusion led Modou Fall to marry Binetou?...<br/>Ramatoulaya finds the answers to these questions in
  • A The inherent weakness of man
  • B The Islamic tradition
  • C Human destiny
  • D The fickleness of human nature
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