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JAMB Literature in English 2003 Question 33

Question 33

Other Set Texts: African Prose

In Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears, the stealing of three thousand naira by the messenger and the manner of its presentation can be interpreted as Gimba's

  1. A.sentimental attachment to money
  2. B.approbation of stealing
  3. C.condemnation of social injustice
  4. D.justification of social vices
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Answer: C (condemnation of social injustice)

Explanation

The poor messenger's theft is shown against the much bigger wrongs of the rich, so Gimba uses it to condemn an unjust society.