In Mine Boy Peter Abrahams is of the view that apartheid would cease to exist in South Africa if
- A. the blacks forced out the whites
- B. the whites packed their bags and went away peacefully
- C. the whites became more generous and gentle to the blacks
- D. black and whites stopped regarding people primarily by the colour of the skin
- E. unequal treatment of the black and white at the mines was discontinued.
The doctors looked at chris johannes.
They were both dead. They kept the place up with their bodies so that we could get out!’a mine boy cried and begin to sob (Mine Boy).
The death of Chris and Johannes is symbolic because
- A. it shows how black and white can and ought to make sacrifies for matual benefit
- B. it lead to the arrest of the miners by the police
- C. it shows the bad conditions of the mines
- D. it ios the result of panic
- E. it keeps xuma out of trouble.
Which of the characters in Abraham’s Mine Boy is notorious for playing with a Knife?
- A. xuma
- B. Leah
- C. Ma plank
- D. Dladia
- E. Joseph.
Eliza is Mine Boy is representative of
- A. European female sophistication
- B. the disaster of an African wishing to be European
- C. moral decadence in South African where women smoke
- D. the hardship of a black female teacher
- E. the loneliness of a female teacher in Malay Camp
‘Thou losest labour
As easy mayst thou the interenchant air with kneel sword impress as make me bleed’
Macbeth contempt from Macduff’s effort in this battle scene arises from
- A. the quality of his military uniform
- B. the fact that he cannot be hurt by mortals
- C. the fact that the witches has given him charms
- D. the fact that the witches have made him think no mortal can hurt him
- E. the fact that he is as light as Air.
To be thus is nothing but to be safely thus our fear in Banqo stick deep. soon after these words, macbeth is dramatically ‘attended’by
- A. Banqo and his son
- B. two murderers
- C. lady Macbeth
- D. lady Macbeth and a servant
- E. Banqo
The animal which Gerald Durrel found difficult to catch was
- A. the water snake
- B. old plop
- C. alacko
- D. geronimo
- E. achilles.
In As You Like It Orland’s defeat of charles, the Duke’s wrestler made his brother Oliver
- A. decide to reconcile with him
- B. plan to kill him
- C. hate him more
- D. ask the servant, Adam to drive him away
- E. give him his deserved inheritance.
Orlando addressed the banished duke and his men roughly because
- A. he was hungry
- B. he was greedy
- C. he was afraid
- D. he thought they were wild
- E. they refuse to give him food.
Ananse knew who loved his daughter most through
- A. the quality of gifts they sent to him
- B. the eagerness which each showed to marry her
- C. thier reactions to the news of Anansewa's death
- D. the words of thier messengers
- E. the letters the chief wrote to them.
In the novel The Narrow Parth because Kofi’s father was a headmaster, kofi
- A. wore shoe to school
- B. started school early
- C. went to school when he liked
- D. wasn rude to his teachers
- E. was very popular with the school children
Kofi had to live under a master and go to school in keta because
- A. his mothr lived in keta
- B. his father was transfer ti abor
- C. he lost his school fees to gamblers
- D. his father's school was a junior school
- E. his father wanted to punish him.
The night has been unruly. Where we lay. Our chimneys were blown down; and as they say lamentings heard i’th’air; strange screams of death And prophesying with accents terrible. Of dire combustion and confessed events. New hatch’d to the woeful time. The obscure bird Clamour’d the livelong night: some say the earth was feverous and did shake. This is the night .
- A. when Banquo was murdered
- B. before macbeth was killed
- C. when the duncan and his men were fighting the enemy
- D. when macbeth went to see the witches
- E. when duncan was murdered.
In zambia shall be free Kaunda describes his father as
- A. erratic
- B. a political agitator
- C. wicked
- D. unlucky
- E. strict.
The difficulties of his early life taught Kaunda the value of
- A. self interest
- B. economy
- C. changing jobs
- D. self help
- E. political protest
There is a devil in me that wants things i cannot get’ The speaker in the novel Mine boy’ is
- A. Lena
- B. Drunk Liz
- C. Malsey
- D. Paddy
- E. Eliza.
The main purpose of drama is to
- A. tell the story of dead people
- B. teach us how to write
- C. educate us
- D. entertain us
- E. both educate and entertain us.
One of the differences between tragedy and comedy is
- A. there is humour in comedy but not in tragedy
- B. there id suffering in tragedy but not in comedy
- C. there is feasting in comedy but not in tragedy
- D. there is a happy ending in comedy but not in tragedy
- E. none of the above
One of themes of As You Like It Is
- A. life in the forest
- B. wrestling matches
- C. disguise
- D. the meaning of true love
- E. banishment.
One of the themes of macbeth is
- A. how to become a thene
- B. the prophecy of the weird sisters
- C. the fight with the macduff
- D. the defect of evil by good
- E. the death of duncan.
Which one of the following is true of Lady Macbeth?
- A. She is wicked and hates her husband
- B. She tells lies against Duncan
- C. She does not receive Duncan Warmly
- D. She conspires with those guiding Duncan
- E. She is a loving wife to her husband