JAMB Literature in English 2019 Question 12

Question 12

Other Set Texts: African Prose

Question 12 is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days. Yaremi's enemies increased because of her refusal to select one of the three suitors at the

  1. A.New yam ceremony
  2. B.Cap picking ceremony
  3. C.Staff dancing ceremony
  4. D.Village square
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Answer: B (Cap picking ceremony)

Explanation

At the cap-picking ceremony a widow chooses a new husband by picking a suitor's cap; Yaremi refuses, angering the suitors.