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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Literature In English Questions

Question 376:
The Concubine
'Ihuoma,my child' Wigwe began at last,'really i ought to have come here with more people,but i have avoided formalities because i want to spare myself any embarrassment.Formalities will come later if all goes well'.
Wigwe has come to Ihuoma in order to
  • A Marry her clandestinely
  • B Gain her consent before coming with relations
  • C Persuade her to marry his own son
  • D Dissuade her from marrying his own son
  • E Inquire about her health
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Question 377:
In 'The Executioner's Dream',the first line 'I dream I saw an eye,a pretty eye' is
  • A Ironical
  • B Complimentary
  • C Exclamatory
  • D Rhetorical
  • E Interrogatory
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Question 378:
In Birago Diop's 'Vanity',these two lines 'Sad complaining voices of beggars
Who indeed will hear them without laughter?'contain
  • A An exaggeration
  • B A hyperbole
  • C A paradox
  • D An understatement
  • E An illogicallity
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Question 379:
In 'Telephone Conversation', the tone of the question 'You mean-like plain or milk chocolate? is
  • A Sarcastic
  • B Complimentary
  • C Admissive
  • D Pleading
  • E Commanding
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Question 380:
In 'Night',Soyinka describes night as
  • A Horrifying
  • B Terrifying
  • C Protective
  • D Soothing
  • E Both protective and terrifying
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