JAMB Literature in English 1984 Question 26

Question 26

Other Set Texts: African Prose

Achebe's Things Fall Apart can be described as a

  1. A.regional novel
  2. B.detective novel
  3. C.romantic novel
  4. D.historical novel
  5. E.novel of social criticism.
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Answer: D (historical novel)

Explanation

The novel recreates Igbo life at the time the British and missionaries first arrived, a real period in history.