JAMB Literature in English questions: Prose: plot, setting and characterisation

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1. Question 1· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

   The sequence of related events in a story is its

   • Atheme
   • Bplot
   • Csetting
   • Dmood

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2. Question 2· 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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3. Question 3· 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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4. Question 4· 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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5. Question 5· 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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6. Question 6· 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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7. Question 7· 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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8. Question 8· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

   Conflict between a character and society is an example of

   • Ainternal conflict
   • Bexternal conflict
   • Cresolution
   • Dflashback

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9. Question 9· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

   The protagonist of a story is

   • Athe main character
   • Bthe villain
   • Cthe author
   • Da minor character

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10. Question 10· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    A character's struggle with his own fears or desires is

    • Aexternal conflict
    • Binternal conflict
    • Ccomic relief
    • Ddenouement

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11. Question 11· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    A static character

    • Ais always the narrator
    • Bgrows and changes
    • Cremains essentially the same throughout
    • Dis always the villain

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12. Question 12· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    Atmosphere in a novel is

    • Athe plot
    • Bthe mood created by the setting and events
    • Cthe number of chapters
    • Dthe narrator

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13. Question 13· Prose: plot, setting and characterisation· JAMB

    The tone of a work reveals

    • Athe plot
    • Bthe writer's attitude to the subject
    • Cthe length of the work
    • Dthe setting

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

    The time and place in which the events of a story happen are its

    • Asetting
    • Btheme
    • Cplot
    • Dtone

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

    A character who changes and develops in the course of a story is a

    • Aflat character
    • Bstock character
    • Cround character
    • Dfoil

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

    The theme of a work is its

    • Acentral idea or message
    • Bmain character
    • Csetting
    • Dlength

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

    A flat character is one who

    • Adoes not change and has few traits
    • Bdevelops greatly
    • Cis the narrator
    • Dis the villain always

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

    The rising action of a plot is

    • Athe series of events that builds tension towards the climax
    • Bthe ending
    • Cthe setting
    • Dthe title

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

    A character whose qualities contrast with and so highlight those of another character is a

    • Afoil
    • Bprotagonist
    • Cnarrator
    • Dchorus

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

    The exposition of a plot

    • Aends the story
    • Bresolves the conflict
    • Cis the climax
    • Dintroduces the characters, setting and background

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