JAMB Literature in English 1986 Question 20

Question 20

Other Set Texts: Non-African Prose

In Great Expectations, Pip's reaction to the news that his fortune had been bestowed on him by Magwitch was

  1. A.a sense of disillusionment
  2. B.a feeling of utter shame
  3. C.anger and disgust
  4. D.one of excitement.
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Answer: A (a sense of disillusionment)

Explanation

Pip's dream that Miss Havisham was his patron and meant him for Estella collapses.