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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

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Literature In English Questions

Question 956:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter<br/>''A wife must understand once and for all, and must forgive; she must not worry herself about 'betrayals of the flesh. The important thing is what there is in the heart.'' <br/>These words are spoken by
  • A Tamsir in breaking the news of Modou's second marriage to Ramatoulaye
  • B Modou in support of his relationship with Binetou
  • C Aunty Nabou in trying to convince Mawdo to marry her niece
  • D Mawdo Ba to justify his marrying Nabou out of a sense of duty
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Question 957:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter<br/>'If you can procreate without loving, merely to satisfy the pride of your declining mother, then I' find you despicable...'<br/>Whose words are these?
  • A Aissatou
  • B Ramatoulaye
  • C Young Nabou
  • D Jacqueline
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Question 958:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter<br/>''...The sugar-daddy of the boutique dresses wants to marry Binetou. Just imagine...'''<br/>What is ironical about this statement ?
  • A The speaker is Binetou's friend
  • B The sugar-daddy is the speaker's husband
  • C Binetou is the speaker's rival
  • D The sugar-daddy is the speaker's father
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Question 959:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.<br/>In which of the following genres is the term 'soliloquy' generally used?
  • A Novel
  • B Drama
  • C Epic
  • D Poetry
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Question 960:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.<br/>Blank verse
  • A Is nonsensical verse
  • B Consists of unhymed five stress lines
  • C Is verse used by the nobility
  • D Consists of rhyme in the second and fourth line
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