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 1631:
In Lenrie's 'The Panic of Growing Older', another significant theme therein is on the___________
Options:
A) fear of natural disasters
B) uncertainties of life
C) futility of war
D) essence of mankind and nature
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1632:
Use the following excerpt to answer the question.
"I wonder how long, you awful parasites,
Shall share with me this little bed.
And make me,from my sweet dreams be lost,
by sucking blood from my poor head...
Mbure: "To Bed-Bug"
The lines are an example of a________?
Options:
A) limerick
B) lampoon
C) light verse
D) light opera
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1633: A sub-plot is
Options:
A) a major turn or complication in the main story
B) the second part of the main plot
C) a secondary plot dealing with a different theme
D) an aspect of the main plot recited by a different narrator
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1634:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'I cannot blind myself
To putrefying carcasses in the market place
Pulling giant vultures
From the sky.
Odia Ofeimun, 'How Can I Sing?
The tone of the lines above is one of
Options:
A) defiance
B) anger
C) mourning
D) anxiety
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1635: This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.
Pip is made most conscious of his ingratitude to Joe Margery through
Options:
A) the complaints of Biddy
B) the pretensions of Pumblechook
C) his rejection by Estella
D) the death of his sister
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1636:
This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless.
After impregnating Maa Tsuru, Kwei's family treats him like a
Options:
A) renegade
B) leper
C) foreigner
D) desperado
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1637:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'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
'Soft hiss of roasting meat' in the passage above refers to the
Options:
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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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1638:
The bustle in a house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth-
The sweeping up the heart
And putting love away
We shall not want to use again
Until eternity.
The predominant mood of this poem is best captured by the words
Options:
A) misplaced anxiety
B) great relief
C) solemn resignation
D) morbid fear.
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1639:
This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
For her act of child neglect, Adah's mother was forced by the police to
Options:
A) taste raw and black pepper
B) sleep in solitary cell
C) drink a bowl of garri
D) pay a fine of ten shillings
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1640: This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.):New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds):A selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.); Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I.(ed.); West Africa Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked SolesIn Marvel's To His Coy Mistress the poet-persona tries to
Options:
A) build up the climax of expectation of women
B) discuss how a woman labours hard
C) meet the people's expectation in a religious adventure
D) discuss the nature of man and the value of time
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The correct answer is D .