JAMB Literature in English 2016 Question 3

Question 3

Set Text: She Stoops to Conquer

In Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, Marlow and Hastings are in an argument over when to see

  1. A.Kate
  2. B.Constance
  3. C.Tony
  4. D.Mrs. Hardcastle.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (Kate)

Explanation

Marlow is painfully shy with respectable women and keeps putting off the meeting with Kate that his father has arranged.