JAMB Literature in English 1981 Question 30

Question 30

Other Set Texts: Non-African Prose

Naipaul's The Middle Passage is best described as

  1. A.a novel
  2. B.a tragic play
  3. C.an autobiography
  4. D.a satire.
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Answer: C (an autobiography)

Explanation

The Middle Passage is a non-fiction account of Naipaul's own travels in the Caribbean, so of these it is closest to autobiography.