JAMB Literature in English 1978 Question 24

Question 24

Prose: General

One of these statements is true of the novel:

  1. A.it is an exact reproduction of historical events
  2. B.characters are unimportant in it
  3. C.it is always the story of the author's life
  4. D.it deals with human experience
  5. E.it does not make use of imagery.
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Answer: D (it deals with human experience)

Explanation

A novel is imagined prose fiction about human life and experience.