1994 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3

Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, the man is despised by the wife and family because he

"....checking the coins against the tickets, he began to count the morning's take. It was mostly what he expected at this time of the month: small coins, a lot of pesewas,..."

Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born,what time of the month is being referred to in the above statement from the novel?

"In Oyo's eyes there was now real gratitude.

Perhaps for the first time in their married life the

man could believe that she was glad to have him

the way he was."

Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, from the above excerpts, Why was Oyo unhappy with her husband?

"Now take this boat business for instance. There is a lot of money to be made in it,but start something, and fools will start shouting slogans at you."

Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, who made the above statement?

Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born,the Chichidodo is hypocritical because it hates

Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, what is the author's perception of real change in the novel?

In the novel "Piggy's" glasses symbolizes

"The officer, surrounded by these noises,

was moved and a little embarrassed.He turned away

to give them time to pull themselves together, and

waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser

in the distance."

Based on the novel Piggy's,in the above passage,Golding focuses on the

"I'm going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs.

Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too."

Based on the novel Piggy's, The split in the group of boys occurs with the departure of

"...If someone threw you a rope when you were

drowning. If a doctor said take this because if you don't take this because if you

don't take it, you will die- you would, wouldn't you? I

mean?"

Based on the novel "Piggy's",the "rope" and the doctor's prescription refers to the