Literature-in-English

Question 1

1In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo's father, known for laziness and debt, is

Easy

A. Nwoye B. Ezeudu C. Obierika D. Unoka

Question 2

2The sequence of events in a story is its

Easy

A. setting B. theme C. tone D. plot

Question 3

3In medias res means a story begins

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A. at the end B. with the narrator's birth C. with a summary D. in the middle of the action

Question 4

4Things Fall Apart was written by

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A. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o B. Ama Ata Aidoo C. Wole Soyinka D. Chinua Achebe

Question 5

5A short story differs from a novel mainly in its

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A. genre B. length and number of events C. use of characters D. use of words

Question 6

6A story in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters uses

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A. stream of consciousness only B. no narrator C. a first-person narrator D. an omniscient narrator

Question 7

7In Things Fall Apart, the boy given to Umuofia as compensation and who lives with Okonkwo's family is

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A. Obierika B. Unoka C. Nwoye D. Ikemefuna

Question 8

8A frame narrative is

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A. a play with one act B. a short poem C. a story within a story D. a story with pictures

Question 9

9In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo's village is

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A. Ilujinle B. Umuofia C. Verona D. Mbanta

Question 10

10The omniscient narrator

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A. is a character in the story B. knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters C. knows nothing D. speaks in the second person