Literature in english Jamb past questions and answers

Literature in english Jamb past questions and answers

Question: Who wrote the novel "The Catcher in the Rye"?

a) J.D. Salinger

b) F. Scott Fitzgerald

c) Ernest Hemingway

d) Mark Twain

Answer: a) J.D. Salinger

Question: What is the title of the novel that follows the lives of the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy?

a) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

b) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

c) Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

d) Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Answer: a) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Question: In George Orwell's "Animal Farm," what political ideology is satirized through the characters on the farm?

a) Communism

b) Capitalism

c) Fascism

d) Socialism

Answer: a) Communism

Question: Who is the author of the Gothic novel "Jane Eyre"?

a) Charlotte Brontë

b) Emily Brontë

c) Jane Austen

d) Virginia Woolf

Answer: a) Charlotte Brontë

Question: What is the title of the novel set in the fictional land of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis?

a) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

b) The Hobbit

c) The Fellowship of the Ring

d) The Chronicles of Narnia

Answer: a) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Question: Who wrote the novel "Brave New World," which explores a dystopian future where society is controlled by technology and conformity?

a) George Orwell

b) Aldous Huxley

c) Ray Bradbury

d) Margaret Atwood

Answer: b) Aldous Huxley

Question: What is the title of the novel that follows the journey of Santiago, a shepherd boy, as he seeks a hidden treasure in Egypt?

a) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

b) Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

c) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

d) The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Answer: a) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Question: In which novel does the character Atticus Finch defend a black man, Tom Robinson, in a racially charged trial in the Southern United States?

a) Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

b) The Help by Kathryn Stockett

c) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

d) The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Answer: c) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Question: Who wrote the play "Death of a Salesman," which follows the life of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman?

a) Arthur Miller

b) Tennessee Williams

c) Eugene O'Neill

d) Lorraine Hansberry

Answer: a) Arthur Miller

Question: What is the title of the novel that tells the story of Celie, an African American woman in the South, through her letters and diary entries?

a) Beloved by Toni Morrison

b) Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

c) The Color Purple by Alice Walker

d) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Answer: c) The Color Purple by Alice Walker