Literature in English is the study of works written in the English language. It includes all forms of writing, such as novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. This subject involves exploring and analyzing these texts to understand their themes and meanings.
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Question 521: In which of the following London neighborhoods mentioned in Great Expectations is Mr. Jagger's office located?
Options:
A) Hammersmith
B) Soho
C) Warworth
D) Richmond
E) Little Britain.
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The correct answer is E .
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Question 522: This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.Why did Nnaife blame Nnu Ego for all his problems
Options:
A) Because his daughter slapped him
B) Because his daughter disobeyed him by travelling to abroad
C) Because his daughter disobeyed him by moving with prostitutes
D) Because his daughter ran away with a Yoruba man.
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 523:
Characterisation in a novel refers to the _____?
Options:
A) writer's opinion of the characters
B) way the characters are revealed to the reader
C) characters and the way they behave
D) reader's opinion of the character
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 524:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation.In the morning Benjamin complained of a headache; at noon he collapsed; by midnight he was as dead and cold as a stone.
The dominant literary device in the above statement is
Options:
A) simile
B) epigram
C) climax
D) anticlimax
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 525: Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, the attitude of the old man towards nature is quite
Options:
A) warm and friendly
B) cautious and skeptical
C) hostile and callous
D) careless and indifferent
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 526:
This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
'''I, Michael Henchard, on this morning;..., do take an oath before God here in this Solemn place...
And this I swear upon the book before me;... !''
The oath above is taken when
Options:
A) Henchard gets married to Susan
B) Henchard collects five guineas as the prize for Susan
C) Henchard swears to stop taking strong liquros
D) Newson returns Susan to Henchard
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 527:
This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
Old Major ends his speech to the animals with a song in order to
Options:
A) spur them to action
B) entertain them
C) display his ability to sing
D) teach them how to sing an anthem
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 528:
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The impression created of life in Kofi Awoonor's
'Songs of Sorrow' is that of
Options:
A) an enjoyable tour
B) a difficult journey
C) a pleasant journey
D) an uneventful tour
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 529:
This question is based on Literary Principles
'Mr. Beckley exploded: I do not come here to ask for a school report on my son. Did you or or did you not savagely attack the child, knowing fully well that his health is most delicate at best of times?
Wole Soyinka: Isara: A Voyage Around Essay
In the excerpt above, Mr. Beckley is trying to
Options:
A) put the addressee on the defensive
B) show off to listener
C) provike a fight
D) find out the truth from the addresee
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 530:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In drama, a conspicuous weakness in the character of the protagonist contributing to his downfall is referred to as
Options:
A) an anagnorisis
B) a tragic flaw
C) a catharsis
D) a catastrophe
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The correct answer is B .