Literature-In-English Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

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.

• Question 721:

  This question is based on Wole Soyinka's

  The Trials of Brother Jero.

  Jero's opening speech in the is a

  Options:
  A) soliloquy
  B) monologue
  C) narrative
  D) confession
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 722: This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of CorruptionThe Two dominant themes of the play are Options:
  A) honesty and decency
  B) immorality and greed
  C) poverty and education
  D) weeding and planting
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 723:

  The metaphorical significance of Frank Ogodo's 'Harvest of Corruption' is seen in the theme of_____________

  Options:
  A) corruption
  B) unemployment
  C) retribution
  D) betrayal of public trust
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 724:

  This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.

  The marriage of Adah and Francis collapses because of

  Options:
  A) Adah's unifaithfulness to Francis
  B) the influence of British culture
  C) Adah's desire for personal fulfilment
  D) external pressures on the couple
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 725: The literary device which uses ridicule to correct social ills is known as Options:
  A) satire
  B) paradox
  C) hyperbole
  D) epigram.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 726: This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son.One of the pictures Bigger sees on the pamphlet given to him by Jan is that of a Options:
  A) knife and a sword
  B) knife and gun
  C) hammer and a sickle
  D) matchet and a hammer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 727: This question is based on J.C.De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
  ' I still think you can do something about it... persuade him; make him see how frustrating the whole business is bound to be for you.
  The whole business in the excerpt above refers to Options:
  A) marriage proposal
  B) career choice
  C) business contract
  D) political transition
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 728: These question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.How did Winston start his rebellion against the state? Options:
  A) By keeping a private diary
  B) when he started a secret affair
  C) when he spied on the party
  D) by engaging ij anti-party activities
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 729:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  A travelogue is

  Options:
  A) the account of the travails of a character in novle
  B) a record of the writer's experiences during a journey
  C) a variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey
  D) the account of the experiences of an indiviual during his lifetime
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 730: This question is based on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbrvilles.
  At what time does Tess often look so transformed before Angel Clare? Options:
  A) At 3 am ontheir way to milking the cow
  B) At 12 midnight while retiring to bed
  C) At 12 noon
  D) At twilight
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  The correct answer is A .