A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a

• A. lyric
• B. sonnet
• C. ballad
• D. threnody

A narrative in which characters and events are invented is

• A. fiction
• B. epistolary
• C. autobiography
• D. biography

This question is 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.

In Lawrence's Bat, the poet persona mistakes the bats for

• A. swallows
• B. pipistrello
• C. sparrows
• D. owls

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's

The Trials of Brother Jero.

Which of the following qualities best describes Jero's ability to keep his followers?

• A. He is a man of God
• B. He distributes gifts to his followers
• C. He foretells their future
• D. He manipulates them

Read the extract and answer the question

Tell me, heavenly bow,

If Venus or her son, as thou dost know,

Do now attend the queen? Since they did plot

The means that dusky Dis my daughter got,

Her and her blind boy's scandalled company

I have forsworn.

(Act IV, scene one lines 86-91)

The purpose of the gathering is to

• A. settle a dispute between prospero and his brother
• B. punish Miranda for running away with Stephano
• C. set Ariel free from his burden
• D. celebrate the betrothal of Ferdinand and Miranda

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Hyperbole refers specifically to

• A. exaggeration for adornment
• B. exaggeration for emphasis
• C. understatement of ideas
• D. restatement of ideas

An extended fictional narrative which is realistic is known as a

• A. short story
• B. diary
• C. novella
• D. novel

This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.

The mutual exchange of abuse in the play is reminiscent of

• A. lkaki
• B. Ekpe
• C. Udje
• D. Etiyeri

'Oshor:...Winds howl forth-howl forth,

hold back hold back-is the time- oh

endless time-slung in oblivion,

make minced meat of your prey.'

Charity Angya, The Cycle of the Moon.

The mood captured in the lines above is one of

• A. fear
• B. happiness
• C. indifference
• D. joy

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.

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka

• A. togetherness
• B. hatred
• C. isolation
• D. poverty