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'Nine hens had died in the meantime. Their bodies were buried in the orchard, and it was given out that they had died by coccidiosis.'
In the passage taken from Animal Farm, the truth is that the

  • A. cause of the hens' death is unknown
  • B. official explanation given is unacceptable
  • C. issue is not worth considering
  • D. official explanation is acceptable
  • E. hens died of old-age.
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'No sentimentality, comrade! War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.'
This statement in Animal Farm was made by

  • A. Squealer
  • B. Boxer
  • C. Major
  • D. Snowball
  • E. Benjamin.
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23

You would often hear on hen remark to another,
Under the guidance of our leader, Comrade Napoleon, i have laid five eggs in six days'. or two cows, enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim,
'Thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this water taste!'

It is obvious from this passage that the narrator

  • A. agrees with the animals good opinion of Napoleon
  • B. thinks the hen are correct while the cows are wrong
  • C. agrees with the cows and dissagree with the hens
  • D. feels it is not possible to know the truth
  • E. its being ironic since neither the cows nor the hens are correct
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Which of the following adjectives best describes the character of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart?

  • A. Gentle
  • B. Quick tempered
  • C. Considerate
  • D. Meek
  • E. Wicked
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Artistically, Okonkwo's seven years' exile is a device used by Achebe to

  • A. to introduce comic relief
  • B. keep Okonkwo at a distance from the movement of the mind of Umuofia
  • C. serve as a warning to other members of the Umuofia community
  • D. shows that wilful crime does not pay
  • E. de-emphizes the role of Okonkwo in the novel
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