JAMB Literature in English 1982 Question 17

Question 17

African Poetry

In Oswald Mtshali's 'Nightfall in Soweto', night represents

  1. A.the oppression of the whites by the Africans
  2. B.white people's fear of the Africans
  3. C.the black victimization of white people
  4. D.the oppression of the Africans by the white people
  5. E.the rebellion of the white people.
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Answer: D (the oppression of the Africans by the white people)

Explanation

Night in Soweto brings terror to black people under white rule.