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JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 18

Question 18

Other Set Texts: African Prose

Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen: The marriage of Adah and Francis collapses because of

  1. A.Adah's unfaithfulness to Francis
  2. B.the influence of British culture
  3. C.Adah's desire for personal fulfilment
  4. D.external pressures on the couple
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Answer: C (Adah's desire for personal fulfilment)

Explanation

Adah wants to work, write and grow, but Francis wants a submissive wife and even burns her manuscript; her drive for fulfilment ends the marriage.