JAMB Literature in English 2003 Question 32

Question 32

Other Set Texts: African Prose

In Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears, the subject matter of the novel is

  1. A.marital infidelity
  2. B.the evils of materialism
  3. C.child abuse
  4. D.the gains of love
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Answer: B (the evils of materialism)

Explanation

The novel shows how the love of money and possessions corrupts people and causes suffering, so its subject is the evils of materialism.