JAMB Literature in English 2000 Question 18

Question 18

Other Set Texts: Non-African Prose

Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea: The novel is set in the

  1. A.white peaks of the Canary Islands
  2. B.fishing coast of Havana
  3. C.fishing coast of Cienfuegos
  4. D.fishing village of Casablanca
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Answer: B (fishing coast of Havana)

Explanation

Santiago lives in a small fishing village near Havana in Cuba and fishes in the Gulf Stream off that coast.