Miss Havisham grooms Estella the way she does so as to make Estella
- A. a model lady
- B. a good wife to Pip
- C. a dependable character
- D. unattractive to men
- E. a means of torturing menfolk.
The major lesson Pip’s experience in Great Expectations teaches us is that
- A. it is not good to be born poor
- B. wealth guarantees happiness
- C. an orphan has to be industrious to survive
- D. education is needed only by the poor
- E. ambition should be moderated by fairness and human consideration for others
In which of the following London neighborhoods mentioned in Great Expectations is Mr. Jagger’s office located?
- A. Hammersmith
- B. Soho
- C. Warworth
- D. Richmond
- E. Little Britain.
‘He was a living example of the astonishing results that can occur when Western hypocrisy and commercial materialism are grafted on to a first rate African intelligence.’
The character described in the passage is the father of
- A. Niam
- B. Endongolo
- C. Zambo
- D. Medza
- E. Duckfoot Johnny
Odewale: I thought you were leaving with your son Aderopo.
Ojuola: It is you i married your highness, not my son.
The exchange from The Gods are not to Blame is an example of
- A. flashback technique
- B. dramatic irony
- C. poetic licence
- D. false analogy
- E. pathetic fallacy.
‘Just because i am an Ijebu man, and do not belong to your tribe, the sight of me as your king gnaws at your liver, and rips your heart asunder…’
The speaker’s statement is prompted by
- A. guilty conscience
- B. oedipus complex
- C. delusive grandeur
- D. persecution complex
- E. patriotic fervour.
‘Is Aderopo jealous that i am sharing a bed with his mother? Very well then, let him come and sleep with his mother’.
Odewale’s statement is a good example of
- A. euphemism
- B. pun
- C. irony
- D. sarcasm
- E. jargon.
Because of his fiery temper as a youth, Odewale was called the
- A. Gorilla
- B. Scorpion
- C. Humbler of the wild
- D. Thunder lion
- E. son of Odediran.