JAMB Literature in English 2007 Question 46

Question 46

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
JAMB 2007: J. P. Clark-Bekederemo, The Boat (extract)
The passage, as printed

From the excerpt above, the speaker is

  1. A.bereaved
  2. B.homeless
  3. C.recovering from an illness
  4. D.a trained nurse.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (bereaved)

Explanation

She came home to nurse her sick mother and found 'a house of ruin': her mother had died, so she is bereaved.