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JAMB Literature in English 1978 Question 14

Question 14

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
Prose extract (Question 14)
The passage, as printed

This writer's tone is

  1. A.melancholic
  2. B.matter-of-fact
  3. C.bitterly humorous
  4. D.sympathetic
  5. E.sad.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (bitterly humorous)

Explanation

Orwell mocks the Comstocks' genteel poverty: 'the snobbish consolation of regarding themselves as an old family' is said with a sneer, so the tone is bitterly humorous.