JAMB Literature in English 1999 Question 12

Question 12

Other Set Texts: African Prose

The father permits his son to go to Paris because he

  1. A.sees no future in traditional African ways
  2. B.is encouraged by the missionaries
  3. C.wants him to be a future leader
  4. D.wishes to free him from blacksmithing.
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Answer: A (sees no future in traditional African ways)

Explanation

The father accepts that the old ways cannot give his son the future that education in France can.