JAMB Literature in English 2005 Question 15

Question 15

Other Set Texts: African Prose

In Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments, the setting of the novel is the

  1. A.traditional Nigerian society
  2. B.post-independence Ghanaian society
  3. C.pre-independence Ghanaian society
  4. D.modern Nigerian society
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Answer: B (post-independence Ghanaian society)

Explanation

Baako returns from America to Ghana after independence; the novel attacks the materialism of that society.