Based on Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea, the type of fish caught by Santiago after days of effort is
- A. geisha
- B. shark
- C. iris
- D. marlin
Based on Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, in the Achike family,the character who is central to the theme is
- A. Jaja
- B. Kambili
- C. Mama
- D. Sisi
Based on Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, Eugene Achike in the novel is portrayed as
- A. a tough retired soldier
- B. a soft and gentle husband
- C. an uncompromising traditionalist
- D. a fanatical Catholic adherent
Based on Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, one of the changes introduced into St Agnes’ Church by Father Benedict is that
- A. everyone must take holy communion
- B. there must be fasting every month
- C. the Credo must be recited in igbo
- D. the Kyrie must be rendered only in Latin
Based on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest,Caliban’s intention to rape Miranda is born out of the desire to
- A. marry her
- B. destroy the island
- C. compete with Ferdinand
- D. populate the island with Calibans
Based on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Before the shipwreck that occurred at the beginning of the play, Prospero and his daughter lived in the island for
- A. eighteen months
- B. two decades
- C. twelve years
- D. fourty days
Based on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Ariel is identified as
- A. assistant to Sycorax
- B. leader of the spirits
- C. Prospero's daughter
- D. Alonso's wife
Based on Femi Osofisan’s Women of Owu, Balogun Kusa is killed by a
- A. soldier
- B. god
- C. herbalist
- D. lunatic
Based on Femi Osofisan’s Women of Owu, Erelu is
- A. the first wife of the Oba
- B. the oldest wife of the Oba Akinjobi
- C. a courtier to the Alaafin of Oyo
- D. the most brilliant woman in Owu
Based on Femi Osofisan’s Women of Owu, Orisaye describes Balogun Kusa as
- A. a good leader
- B. a great warrior
- C. an enemy and a butcher
- D. a friend in need
Based on Femi Osofisan’s Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as
- A. saviours of mankind
- B. helpless
- C. architects of man's destiny
- D. amorous
‘This thing you are doing is too heavy
for you, he said.’I went to school only a little
but i have killed many more years in this
world than you have.’
G. Okara: The Voice
It can be inferred from the the passage above that the
- A. listener is more experienced
- B. speaker is more experienced
- C. listener is wise
- D. speaker is a porter
“Lift not the painted veil which those who live
call life:through unreal shapes be pictured there,
And it mimic all we would believe
With colors idly spread,-behind, lurk fear.’
P.B. Shelley:Sonnet
The stanza above is an example of a
- A. couplet
- B. sestet
- C. quatrain
- D. sonnet
And when you trudge on your horny Pads
gullied like the soles of modern shoes
Pads that even jiggers cannot conquer
Horny pads in the lines above is a reference to a
- A. sole of a pauper
- B. sole of a soldier
- C. policeman
- D. madman
Fights by the book of arithmetic
The figure of speech in the line above is
- A. litotes
- B. innuendo
- C. hyperbole
- D. euphemism
He is a faithful liar
The line above is an example of
- A. euphemism
- B. antithesis
- C. epigram
- D. oxymoron
He put himself in uniform, made one for
his five-year-old son, and marched with
the infant from dawn till noon every
market day, on the main road singing
‘Kayiwawa beturi…
The persona in the excerpt above is portrayed as
- A. a soldier
- B. abnormal
- C. energetic
- D. a policeman
Which of the following is central to narrative fiction ?
- A. Verisimilitude
- B. Dialogue
- C. Objectivity
- D. Subjectivity
The speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called
- A. a prologue
- B. an epilogue
- C. a dirge
- D. a monologue
Dramatis personae in a play refers to
- A. a list of characters
- B. order of appearance
- C. cast list
- D. protagonist and antagonist
In literature, a flat character can be described as one who
- A. is undeveloped
- B. undergoes changes
- C. dies abruptly
- D. achieves greatness