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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

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Literature In English Questions

Question 1011:
This question is based on Literary Principles.<br/>'Excitedly, Faku announced Garba's intention to marry her immediately and settle in the city. Garba was ''tired of the village'' and yearned to go '' back to civilization.'' Faku had caught the city fever too and could not wait to leave the village. The Stillborn by Zaynab Alkali. <br/>Which of the following words best describes the writer's attitude to urban life?
  • A Pessimistic
  • B Optimistic
  • C Nonchanlant
  • D Cynical
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Question 1012:
This question is based on Literary Principles.<br/>'' Old father, old artificer<br/>bear me now and ever in good stead''<br/>A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce.<br/>The word 'artificer' describes
  • A A sage
  • B A craftsman
  • C A magician
  • D An artificial person
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Question 1013:
This question is based on Literary Principles.<br/>'Slowly the silence on the mountain-top deepened till the click of the fire and the soft hiss of roasting meat could be heard clearly... Lord of the Files by William Golding <br/>'Soft hiss of roasting meat' in the passage above refers to the
  • A Gentle response of the animal being roasted
  • B Rudeness of the animal to the hunter
  • C Gentle process of roasting on the fire
  • D Fropping of the fat of the meat in the fire
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Question 1014:
This question is based on Literary Principles.<br/>'So Children,<br/>If per chance you see a here that roars<br/>Or an ape perched in a palanquin,<br/>Look on in silence..'<br/>'Africa by David Diop<br/>This excerpt exemplifies
  • A Poetic climax
  • B Rhetorics
  • C Paradox
  • D Conflict
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Question 1015:
This question is based on Literary Principles.<br/>Going up the river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings An empty stream, a great silence, an impenetrable forest. The air was warm, thick, heavy, sluggish. ' Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.<br/>The landscape described in the passage above is
  • A Formidable
  • B Friendly
  • C Hostile
  • D Overpowering
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