WAEC Literature in English 1998 Question 60

Question 60

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
Unseen prose: questions 56–60
The passage, as printed

From the last sentence, it is obvious that the couple

  1. A.is happy
  2. B.is lonely
  3. C.is childless
  4. D.has a child
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (is childless)

Explanation

'They never had a child': the couple is childless.