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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.

Wordsworth's 'The Solitary Reaper' is preoccupied with the

A
relieveing effect of the song on the reaper's
B
enduring impact of the reaper's song
C
sweetest human voice of the poet ever heard
D
similarity between the voice of the reaper and the cuckoo-bird
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This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

'And in spite of everything, in the soft cradle of her heart, there was another baby forming'.

What baby is being referred to in the above statement?

A
The stillborn
B
The reunion of Li and Habu
C
Li's expected baby
D
The meeting of Shuwa and her father
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This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

Li got more accustomed to her home because she

A
grew a little more religious
B
had greater hold on her stern father
C
found greater solace in an outside relationship
D
became closer to tradition
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This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

'My blood is hot, but my flesh is famished...

The rains have come, the field is prepared,

But my field remains untilled,...

The statement above reflects the

A
laziness of the farmer
B
agony of unfulfilment
C
agony of a wasted fertility
D
consequences of an unrequited love
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This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

Grandma informs Li in the novel that her salt-pot is empty because

A
she wants to extract money from Li's pocket money
B
she knows Li has had a gift of money recently
C
Li's mother would give her some
D
grandfather will never part with his money for salt
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This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

The dominant tone of the novel is one of

A
detachment
B
anger
C
despondency
D
militancy
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This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

The major concern of the novel is the

A
promotion of simple, rural existence
B
need for women to assert themselves
C
clash of the old and the new
D
corrupt nature of urban life
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.

One of the main features that sustains the reader's interest in the novel is the

A
creation and resolution of conflicts
B
sale of Henchard's wife
C
exploration of comic plot
D
wheat business in Casterbridge
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.

What is represented by the characters of Henchard and Farfrae in the novel is the

A
contrast between the old and the new
B
conflict between belief and unbelief
C
conflict between a tragic and a comic hero
D
conflict between foolhardiness and kindness
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.

Characterization in the novel is designed to show that man's fate is determined by

A
his character
B
forces beyond him
C
his social background
D
his community
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