JAMB Literature in English 1983 Question 40

Question 40

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
Prose extract (Question 40)
The passage, as printed

It is obvious from this passage that Simi is

  1. A.famous for her love of children
  2. B.a goddess worshipped by children, women and men
  3. C.a woman other women like to befriend
  4. D.an alluring, irresistible man-snatcher
  5. E.disliked for teaching sex-education.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (an alluring, irresistible man-snatcher)

Explanation

Wives pray their husbands never meet Simi, because she "broke men": she is irresistible to men.