JAMB Literature in English 1980 Question 19

Question 19

Other Set Texts: African Prose

Eliza in Mine Boy is representative of

  1. A.European female sophistication
  2. B.the disaster of an African wishing to be European
  3. C.moral decadence in South Africa where women smoke
  4. D.the hardships of a black female teacher
  5. E.the loneliness of a female teacher in Malay Camp.
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Answer: B (the disaster of an African wishing to be European)

Explanation

Eliza wants the white people's things and life, and this longing leaves her unhappy and she goes away.