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JAMB Literature in English 2003 Question 26

Question 26

Set Text: She Stoops to Conquer
Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer (extract, Q26)
The passage, as printed

In Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, in the lines above, the speaker implies that

  1. A.his gesture means nothing
  2. B.he is a pious man
  3. C.he is being sentimental
  4. D.his heart is pressing against his face and eye
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (his gesture means nothing)

Explanation

He describes a 'sententious look, that nothing means': his solemn expression is empty and means nothing.