JAMB Literature in English questions

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1. Question 241· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   A technique that presents the continuous flow of a character's thoughts and feelings is

   • Aflashback
   • Bstream of consciousness
   • Cforeshadowing
   • Depistolary narration

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2. Question 242· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   A scene that interrupts the present action to show events from an earlier time is a

   • Aprologue
   • Bforeshadowing
   • Cclimax
   • Dflashback

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3. Question 243· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   Satirical narration uses

   • Aonly praise
   • Birony and humour to criticise
   • Conly facts
   • Drhymed verse

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4. Question 244· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   A story that begins in medias res starts

   • Aat the end
   • Bat the very beginning
   • Cin the middle of the action
   • Dwith a prologue

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5. Question 245· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   A story told from the 'I' point of view uses

   • Afirst-person narration
   • Bthird-person narration
   • Comniscient narration
   • Dobjective narration

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6. Question 246· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   Telling a story through letters, diaries and documents is

   • Athe epistolary technique
   • Bstream of consciousness
   • Cflashback
   • Dsoliloquy

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7. Question 247· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   A third-person limited point of view tells the story

   • Ain the 'you' voice
   • Bthrough every character's mind
   • Cin the 'I' voice
   • Dthrough the thoughts of one character only

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8. Question 248· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   An epilogue in a novel

   • Ais the climax
   • Bintroduces the characters
   • Ccomes after the main story and comments on what happened later
   • Dis the table of contents

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9. Question 249· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

   Interior monologue presents

   • Astage directions
   • Ba conversation
   • Ca letter
   • Da character's thoughts directly

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10. Question 250· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

    A frame story is

    • Aa poem
    • Ba story without characters
    • Ca story within a story
    • Da play script

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11. Question 251· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

    A writer who mentions a broken mirror early in a story before a family tragedy is using

    • Adenouement
    • Bflashback
    • Ccomic relief
    • Dforeshadowing

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12. Question 252· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

    A flash-forward shows

    • Athe title
    • Bevents from the past
    • Cthe setting
    • Devents that will happen in the future

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13. Question 253· Point of view and narrative techniques· JAMB

    Suspense in a story is

    • Aa feeling of uncertainty about what will happen next
    • Bthe ending of the story
    • Cthe place where it happens
    • Da list of the characters

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14. Question 254· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    The sequence of related events in a story is its

    • Atheme
    • Bplot
    • Csetting
    • Dmood

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15. Question 255· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    Plot refers to

    • Athe setting
    • Bthe arrangement of events in a story
    • Cthe author's life
    • Dthe book's cover

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16. Question 256· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    The setting of a novel refers to

    • Athe time and place of the action
    • Bthe main character
    • Cthe theme
    • Dthe title

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17. Question 257· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    Atmosphere in a story refers to

    • Athe author's age
    • Bthe number of chapters
    • Cthe mood or feeling created by the setting and events
    • Dthe cover design

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18. Question 258· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    A subplot is

    • Aa secondary plot running alongside the main plot
    • Bthe main plot
    • Cthe theme
    • Dthe setting

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19. Question 259· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    The part of a plot in which the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up is the

    • Aexposition
    • Bdenouement
    • Crising action
    • Dclimax

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20. Question 260· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    A minor character

    • Ais always the hero
    • Bplays a small role that supports the main action
    • Cis always the narrator
    • Dnever speaks

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