JAMB Literature in English 2005 Question 17

Question 17

Other Set Texts: Non-African Prose

In Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Angel Clare is depicted as

  1. A.a rebellious and self-opinionated character
  2. B.an independent-minded character
  3. C.a fastidious and garrulous character
  4. D.a flirtatious and impulsive young man
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (an independent-minded character)

Explanation

Angel breaks with his family's plan for him to become a clergyman and goes his own way as a farmer: he is independent-minded.