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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.

'' 'The white man of God is coming here for Easter! The white man of God is coming to spend Easter with us!' This was the talk everywhere in Nkar among the old and young, even among the pagans. We had been taught everything about him in advance, When he comes we should observe his beard and see if it was not forked like that of .Christ.''

Kenjo Jumban: The white man of God

From the passage, the white man of God is treated with

  • A. awe
  • B. derision
  • C. suspicion
  • D. indifference
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2

'Ibadan,

running splash of rust

and gold - flung and scattered

among seven hills like broken

china in the sun.'

J.P. Clark, 'Ibadan'

The poem above is memorable for its:

  • A. Metaphor
  • B. Heroism
  • C. Pun
  • D. Lyricism
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3

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

'A slight breeze murmured in the air. Grasses swayed as if in resentment. Over in the horizon, just beneath the spectrum of the ascending sun, horizontal brands of red cloud hung menacingly above the tips of the trees and morning air smelled of burnt clay.' 

The Victims by Isidore Okpewho

Effect in the above passage is achieved through the use of

  • A. detailed description
  • B. adequate punctuation
  • C. visual images
  • D. subdued tone
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This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

Ocol rejects the old type.

He is in love with a modern woman

He is in love with a beautiful girl

Who speaks English.'

Okot p'Bitek, 'Song of Lawino'

The writer of the lines above

  • A. appraises people who speak English
  • B. shuns the old type of woman
  • C. ridicules Ocol's value judgment
  • D. is critical of the modern woman
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Read the passage below and answer the following question:

(In the Town Hall)

Jonsey: (By himself, centre right, looking skulky) How does anyone keep faith with himself In such an ill made place? Bassy, Ba-a-ssy!

Bassy: Here. Anything the matter?

Jonsey: (Moves front stage centre right) Your mayoral hopeful.

5

Jonsey's opening speech illustrates

  • A. mime
  • B. aside
  • C. epilogue
  • D. soliloquy
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