Jamb 2015 Literature Past Questions And Answers
This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters
The device used by Aaron in the excerpt below is___________
'Now look what we have: a permanent bloom of ugly paper flowers!
- A. Rhetorical question
- B. Oxymoron
- C. Alliteration
- D. Euphemism
This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
In Romeo and Juliet, the major role of Mercutio is to
- A. Count Paris in Praise of Juliet
- B. annoy Tybalt
- C. take another wife
- D. serve as an assistance to Romeo
This question is based on George Orwell's 1984.
'Big Brothers Is Watching You' Big Brother Controls life in Oceania Though the four ministries of peace, Love, plenty, are Truth.
The Couple continue to meet secretly in an attic room above a junk shop owned by
- A. Mr. Carrington
- B. O'Brien
- C. Eurasia
- D. Coworker Julius
This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters
Where does the play take place?
- A. In George's place
- B. In Ofosu's place
- C. On the street
- D. On the stage
In drama, the use of gestures to communicate is known as
- A. mime
- B. realistic drama
- C. melodrama
- D. dialogue
This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
Nnaife and Nnu Ego Second Child but the first to live is
- A. Adim
- B. Ngozi
- C. Oshia
- D. Adaku
This question is based on General literacy principles
A literary genre which directly imitates human action is
- A. drama
- B. comedy
- C. prose
- D. poetry
This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
The relationships of Nnaife family are
- A. humiliation and disagreement
- B. sickness and joblessness
- C. poverty and hunger
- D. togetherness and happiness
The account of experiences of an individual during the course of a journey is known as
- A. an epilogue
- B. an autobiography
- C. a travelogue
- D. a prologue
This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
In Nnaife's house, life became miserable to Nnu Ego by the news that
- A. Nnaife's elder brother had died
- B. Nnaife has inherited buildings and properties
- C. Nnaife had lost Ngozi
- D. Nnaife has inherited his brother's wives and children.

