Section B: NON AFRICAN DRAMA

LORRAINE HANSBERRY - A Raisin In The Sun

To what extent are the dreams of the Younger family fulfilled in the play?

A short witty statement is an

• A. epistle
• B. eulogy
• C. epigram
• D. anecdote

If a provoked houseboy cannot match his wicked master strength with strength, he maims the master's favorite goat!

Obaruduagbon employs this proverb to explain why

• A. the Oba should be placated
• B. he and Esasoyen were arrested
• C. Uwangue Egiebo was murdered
• D. he was rude to the Oba

A story which explains a natural phenomenon or justifies the beliefs of a society is A. myth B. legend C. motif D. fable

• A. myth
• B. legend
• C. motif
• D. fable

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as

• A. saviours of mankind
• B. helpless
• C. architects of man's destiny
• D. amorous

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

In Kunene's A Heritage of Liberation, freedom is to be achieved through the efforts of

• A. the old generation
• B. new generation
• C. present generation
• D. successive generation

'The stars blinked and the wind wailed' is an example of

• A. euphemism
• B. personification
• C. parody
• D. antithesis

AFRICAN PROSE: SECOND CLASS CITIZEN

Examine the contributions of Adah's first day at the Methodist school to the development of the plot.

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.

Mrs. Hardcastle is depicted as

• A. a potential aristocrat
• B. an obedient wife
• C. a frustrated mother
• D. highly unsociable

Tone and mood of a poem refers to

• A. locale
• B. atmosphere
• C. setting
• D. space