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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.

In Mtshalis 'The Washerwoman's Prayer' the condition of the woman is portrayed through

A
irony
B
juxtaposition
C
comparison
D
metaphor
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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.

What is the poet-persona's feeling for the reaper in Wordsworth's 'The Solitary Reaper'?

A
Pity
B
Admiration
C
Hatred
D
Delight
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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.

Browning's 'My Last Duchess'is

A
an epic
B
a sonnet
C
an elegy
D
a lyric
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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.

'I cannot rest from travel; I will drink life to the lees.'The lines above from Tennyson's 'Ulysses' reveal the persona as

A
adventurous
B
drunken
C
lively
D
restive
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This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

Like many other characters of her type, Li in the novel, is able to attain progress through her

A
prayers to God
B
criticism of the system
C
optimistic attitude
D
dedication to duty
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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.

Browning's 'My Last Duchess'is

A
an epic
B
a sonnet
C
an elegy
D
a lyric
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This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

Li's initial aspiration in the novel is to

A
escape from village life to the city
B
marry a handsome man
C
join her husband in the city
D
remain in the peaceful village
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This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

In the novel, Faku deserts Garba for

A
prostitution
B
survival
C
city life
D
vengeance
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This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

The tell-tale of Li's going to the dance is a

A
burnt finger
B
broken promise
C
torn dress
D
broken fence
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This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

By allowing Sule to return to the village in spite of his earlier vow, the author suggests the existence of

A
a destiny that awaits mankind
B
a bond between man and his roots
C
homesickness in city dwellers
D
kind feelings in all villagers
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