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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2024 (Model questions) Question 17

Question 17

Prose: General

A 'picaresque novel' typically features:

  1. A.A tragic hero
  2. B.A noble protagonist
  3. C.A roguish antihero in a series of adventures
  4. D.A mythological figure
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Answer: C (A roguish antihero in a series of adventures)

Explanation

A picaresque novel follows a roguish hero through a string of episodes, e.g. Defoe's Moll Flanders.