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From the novel; Nineteen Eighty-Four

These question are based on George Orwell’s Nineteen-Eighty Four.

The power and oppression of an irresistible evil debased Winton’s dreams of

  • A. freedom and democracy
  • B. wealth and capitalism
  • C. sovereignty
  • D. internal security
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From the novel; Nineteen Eighty-Four

These question are based on George Orwell’s Nineteen-Eighty Four.

Room 101 symbolizes a place of

  • A. rest
  • B. humiliation
  • C. torture
  • D. fun
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From the novel; Nineteen Eighty-Four

These question are based on George Orwell’s Nineteen-Eighty Four.

The novel can be described as

  • A. optimistic
  • B. persuasive
  • C. pessimistic
  • D. antagonistic
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
In Naked soles, Adeoti writes that the carnival of naked soles dances through

  • A. scorching sun
  • B. blooming thorns
  • C. a cloudy atmosphere
  • D. a dirty room
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.

In Rubadiri’s An African Thunderstorm,
the thunderstorm begins with

  • A. rain from the west
  • B. rain from the east
  • C. clouds from the west
  • D. clouds from the east
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.

The theme of the Acquah’s In the Navel of the Soul is

  • A. the conflict of traditions
  • B. the futility of man and his tradition
  • C. the strength in diversity of culture and traditional views
  • D. ensuring that traditions and beliefs were strictly observed
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From the novel; Nineteen Eighty-Four

These question are based on George Orwell’s Nineteen-Eighty Four.
The novel draws a picture of

  • A. a useless past
  • B. a totalitarian future
  • C. an unstable moment
  • D. a peaceful atmosphere
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From the novel; The Joys of Motherhood

These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta’s The Joy of Motherhood.

In the novel Nwokocha Agbadi is famous for his oratorical power and

  • A. height
  • B. illiteracy
  • C. wealth
  • D. treachery
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From the novel; The Joys of Motherhood

These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta’s The Joy of Motherhood.
For attempted murder , Nnaife was jailed for

  • A. four months
  • B. five months
  • C. two months
  • D. three months
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From the novel; The Old Man and the Medal

These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono’s The Old Man and the Medal.

‘As he opened and shut his mouth his lower jaw went down and came up,puffing up and
then deflating the skin under his chin’.
The subject of description in the line above is

  • A. the high commissioner
  • B. the white chief
  • C. M.Fuuconi
  • D. M. Pipiniakis
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From the novel; The Old Man and the Medal

These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono’s The Old Man and the Medal.

Vandermayer’s attitude and action towards Meka illustrates the church’s

  • A. despondency
  • B. infuriation
  • C. hypocrisy
  • D. suspicion
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From the novel; The Old Man and the Medal

These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono’s The Old Man and the Medal.
The heavy downpour on the night of Meka’s investiture symbolises.

  • A. revelation
  • B. conviction
  • C. blessing
  • D. mockery
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From the novel; Romeo and Juliet

These questions are based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

The plot of the play is

  • A. simple
  • B. convoluted
  • C. chronological
  • D. complicated
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From the novel; Romeo and Juliet

These questions are based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

In the play, Mercutio can be described as

  • A. fraudulent
  • B. gentle
  • C. kind-hearted
  • D. quarellsome
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From the novel; Romeo and Juliet

These questions are based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

The news of Juliet’s death is broken to Romeo in Mantua by

  • A. Balthasar
  • B. Boy C
  • C. Friar John
  • D. Friar Lawrence
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From the novel; Romeo and Juliet

These questions are based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

The play reaches reaches the point of denouement

  • A. at the family feast
  • B. at the reconciliation of the feuding families
  • C. when Romeo is informed of Juliet's death
  • D. when Romeo kills Paris at the tomb
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From the novel; Romeo and Juliet

These questions are based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
‘Farewell.- God knows when we shall meet again, I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins,
That almost freezes up the heat of life.
I’ll call them back again to comfort me.
Nurse!-What should she do here?
My dismal scene i need must act alone. Come, vial’.
The intention of the speaker above is to

  • A. commit suicide
  • B. commit murder
  • C. escape from harsh realities of life
  • D. take a temporary harmful substance
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‘Everything in this room outrages my sense of beauty, undermine my will to create pictures of lasting appeal…’
The speaker in the quotation above is

  • A. Happy
  • B. Excited
  • C. Tired
  • D. Frusrated
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From the novel; Sons and Daughters

These question are based on J.C De Graft’s Sons and Daughters.

The final harassment of Maanan takes place in

  • A. Ofosu's office
  • B. Lawyer B's chamber
  • C. Ofosu's house
  • D. Lawyer B's house
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From the novel; Sons and Daughters

These question are based on J.C De Graft’s Sons and Daughters.

The prevailing theme of the play is

  • A. love
  • B. social decadence
  • C. self-will
  • D. affluence
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From the novel; Sons and Daughters

These question are based on J.C De Graft’s Sons and Daughters.
From it’s resolution of conflicts, the play can be described as a

  • A. tragedy
  • B. farce
  • C. melo drama
  • D. comedy
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