JAMB Literature in English 1979 Question 47

Question 47

Other Set Texts: Non-African Prose

Our attitude to the hero of George Eliot's Sill Marner is one of

  1. A.contempt
  2. B.fear
  3. C.sympathy
  4. D.hatred
  5. E.none of the above.
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Answer: C (sympathy)

Explanation

Silas is wrongly accused, robbed and lonely, so readers pity him.