Lawrence’s “Bats” is a
- A. sarcasm
- B. satire
- C. dramatic dialogue
- D. dramatic monolgue
“But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams”
The excerpt above from Angelou’s “Caged Bird” implies that caged bird
- A. will die
- B. will be frustrated
- C. stands on its grave
- D. walks freely to actualise its dream
The style of Chibuike’s “A Government Driver on His Retirement” is
- A. narrative
- B. monologic
- C. reflective
- D. panegyric
The poet persona in Donne’s “The Good Morrow” reflects on
- A. spiritual love
- B. the immortality of love
- C. falling in love
- D. love marriage
Osundare’s “The Leader and the Led” is
- A. dramatic
- B. satiric
- C. narrative
- D. elegaic
In Eliot’s “Journey of the Magi”, “six hands at an open door” is an example of
- A. synecdoche
- B. irony
- C. alliteration
- D. metonymy
Sesay’s “The Song of the Woman of My Land” is a
- A. political poem
- B. geographical poem
- C. social poem
- D. panegyric poem
In Senghor’s Black Woman, the dominant literary device is
- A. hyperbole
- B. personification
- C. simile
- D. metaphor
This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri’s Unexpected Joy at Dawn.
Wachuk in the novel is
- A. the cigarette seller
- B. Niyi's friend
- C. Idem's husband
- D. the alcohol seller
This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri’s Unexpected Joy at Dawn.
The setting of the novel is
- A. Nigeria and Ghana
- B. Nigeria and Togo
- C. Ghana and Niger
- D. Nigeria and Benin
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
“Lonely road,
Not a star
Lonely road
Shadows far
And quiet”
Peter Abraham Lonely Road.
The rhyme scheme in the excerpt above is
- A. abcdec
- B. ababc
- C. babac
- D. aabbc
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
“The commission has the power to investigate,
to conciliate to hold hearings, to order
reinstatement of a discharged employee, and
to direct the appointment of a qualified applicant”
The rhetorical device used in the excerpt above is
- A. Irony
- B. Personification
- C. Hyperbole
- D. Parallelism
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Football is the only sport on earth that can be considered truly global. Simple and inexpensive. it is equally likely to be found in a tight Marseille banlieue. an obscure corner of a Lagos slum, and the heart of a Buenos barrio. Marley’s music is similarly universal…
According to the excerpt above, football is
- A. played only in Lagos slums
- B. footballers like Marley's music
- C. popular but cheap
- D. a universal game
This question is based on WUTHERING HEIGHT.
What destination does the young Catherine have in mind when she leaves Thrushcross Grange for the first time?
- A. Wuthering Heights
- B. The nearby village
- C. The fairy caves at Penistone Crags
- D. London, where her cousin Linton lives
This question is based on THE LION AND THE JEWEL.
Which character may be an allegory of Nigeria itself?
- A. Baroka
- B. Sadiku
- C. lakunle
- D. Sidi
This question is based on WUTHERING HEIGHT.
Which of the following characters dies last?
- A. Catherine
- B. Heathcliff
- C. Linton
- D. Mr. Linton
This question is based on THE LION AND THE JEWEL.
The opening act in the plays takes place at______
- A. the village market
- B. the roadside to the farm
- C. the baale's room
- D. by the village stream
This question is based on SECOND CLASS CITIZEN.
Who is Mr Cole?
- A. a black tenant at the first apartment at England
- B. Adah's colleague at the Consulate
- C. Adah's nephew she's forced to live with after Pa's death
- D. Adah's elementary school teacher
This question is based on WUTHERING HEIGHT.
What gift did Mr. Earnshaw promise to bring Nelly Dean from Liverpool?
- A. A bridle for her horse
- B. A fiddle
- C. Fruit
- D. A set of paints
PROSE: AFRICAN: UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN
What distinguishes Nii Tackie from every other Ghanaian?
- A. His accent
- B. His face
- C. His tribal mark
- D. His skin
This question is based on LOOK BACK IN ANGER.
Who was the first-person Alison informed about her pregnancy?
- A. her parents
- B. Jimmy
- C. Helena
- D. Cliff