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JAMB Literature in English 2003 Question 24

Question 24

Other Set Texts: African Drama
J.P. Clark, The Wives' Revolt (extract, Q24)
The passage, as printed

In J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt, those being ridiculed in the lines above are the

  1. A.spinsters
  2. B.husbands
  3. C.wives
  4. D.old women
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (husbands)

Explanation

The men talk loudly as 'great orators' in the town assembly but are helpless 'poor nannies' at home once their wives leave: the husbands are mocked.