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JAMB Literature in English 2024 Question 25

Question 25

Set Text: The Lion and the Jewel
Wole Soyinka: The Lion and the Jewel (extract for question 25)
The passage, as printed

In these lines the rhyming rabble refer to

  1. A.the mummers who dance in mockery of the Bale's rumoured impotence
  2. B.clowns who wait on the Bale
  3. C.children in Lakunle's school
  4. D.professional singers.
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Answer: A (the mummers who dance in mockery of the Bale's rumoured impotence)

Explanation

The 'rhyming rabble' are the mummers whose song and dance mock the Bale's supposed loss of manhood.