JAMB Literature in English 2004 Question 40

Question 40

Set Text: She Stoops to Conquer
Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer (extract, Q40)
The passage, as printed

In Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, the two gentlemen in the excerpt above are

  1. A.Diggory and Saunders
  2. B.Marlow and Hastings
  3. C.Marlow and Hardcastle
  4. D.Diggory and Hastings
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (Marlow and Hastings)

Explanation

Marlow and Hastings get lost on the way to Mr Hardcastle's house and arrive at the inn, the Three Pigeons.