JAMB Literature in English 1983 Question 28

Question 28

Other Set Texts: African Prose
From Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
The passage, as printed

The truth, which Okonkwo knows but cannot bring himself to state, is that Nwoye is what he is because there is in him too much of

  1. A.his father
  2. B.his grandfather
  3. C.Ikemefuna
  4. D.his grandmother
  5. E.Ezinma.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (his grandfather)

Explanation

Nwoye is gentle like Unoka, his grandfather, whom Okonkwo despised.