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These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.

In the novel Nwokocha Agbadi is famous for his oratorical power and

A
height
B
illiteracy
C
wealth
D
treachery
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These questions are based on general Literary principles

The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of a line is

A
assonance
B
onomatopoeia
C
alliteration
D
parallelism
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These question are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.

The poet persona in Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is willing to praise the ladies eyes for

A
six decades
B
two centuries
C
a century
D
thirty thousand years
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These questions are based on Literary Appreciation

Don't panic. Be calm. If you are somehow upset... try to regain you exposure.

The speaker in the excerpt above is

A
uncertain
B
afraid
C
confidant
D
hopeless
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This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.

The character attributes of Attahiru qualify him as

A
an egocentric partriot
B
a Muslim fanatic
C
a religious martyr
D
a political revolutionary
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This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi''sThe New Man

In terms of religion, the people of Ipaja can be described as

A
conformists
B
liberals
C
fanatics
D
puritans
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A poem of 14 lines is known as__________

A
sonnet
B
octave
C
sestet
D
quatrain
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The characterisation of Othello maybe pointed out in that__________

A
he remains at a distance from much of the action that concerns and affects him at the beginning
B
he refuses to appoint Lago as the Lieutenant
C
although he is a cultural outsider in Venice, his military skills are valuable to the State
D
Lago sees him as an enemy
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' Chief, the buys are getting more expensive to handle. They continue to demand for increased pay and you know what you give for expenses. Please try and look into a possible increases in the overhead allocation.

This smuggling racket is becoming too hot to handle you know, the risk involved'.

The scene of the conversation in the excerpt above is

A
a street
B
Chief's office
C
a hotel
D
the Police Station
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According tp Peter's The Panic of Growing Older at twenty a man is

A
poor
B
religious
C
hopeful
D
frustrated
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