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Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, the type of fish caught by Santiago after days of effort is

A
geisha
B
shark
C
iris
D
marlin
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2

Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea,the novel demonstrates the

A
struggle of man against defeat
B
attempt to catch fish
C
desire to understand life
D
influence of the sea on man
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3

Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, the attitude of the old man towards nature is quite

A
warm and friendly
B
cautious and skeptical
C
hostile and callous
D
careless and indifferent
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4

Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea,Santiago's second dream occurs

A
when he sleeps on the boat for a few hours
B
the night before his fishing expedition
C
in his house
D
at the end of the book
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

The dominant image in Adeoti's Hard Lines is

A
tactile
B
auditory
C
gustatory
D
visual
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

The tone of Umeh's Ambassadors of Poverty can be described as

A
panegyrical
B
metaphorical
C
sarcastic
D
admonitory
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

In Owonibi's Homeless, not Hopeless, the persona explains that street beggars

A
are concerned with their daily needs
B
always worry about heaven
C
rarely sleep and dream
D
attend conferences in towns
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

Cheney-Coker's Myopia is a

A
ballad
B
dirge
C
lament
D
sonnet
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

Jared Angira is an African Poet from

A
Ghana
B
Sierra-Leone
C
Kenya
D
South Africa
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

The dominant technique used in Serenade is

A
apostrophe
B
metaphore
C
simile
D
oxymoron
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