comphrehensive questions for jamb 2017 novel - independence day - by sarah ladipo

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QUESTION 1 – 33

1. Tayo’s mother died on her way to____?

(a)Abuja

(b)oxford

(c)Lagos

(b)Benin

2. where did ike work?

(a)In a bar

(b)in the ministry of education

(c)as a British council

(d)as a business man

3. which word akin’s uncle have a penchant for?

(a)Come nearer

(b) you follow

(c)Yowa

(d)left out

4. who told Tayo his mother was dead?

(a)His friend

(b)ike

(c)modupe

(d)Miriam

5. what game did akin’s uncle start with his friends?

(a)Football

(b)Tennis

(c)Ayo

(d)Ludo

6. what is the name of akin’s uncle boss?

(a)John Lee

(b)Lugard

(c)Lord lugard

(d)Fred

7. whom did Tayo think of whenever he was with Helene?

(a)Christine

(b)Vanessa

(c)Modupe

(d)his mother

8. what was written on kemi’s snoopy night dress?

(a)Love is the whole world

(b)Rock my style

(c)Love my style love me

(d)kiss my ass

9. where did ajayis always fly to for the summer holidays?

(a)Abuja

(b)Hong Kong

(c)Lagos

(d)England

10. in what year did uncle kayode get married to Helene?

(a)1975

(b)1964

(c)1987

(d)1974

11. how old was Miriam’s pregnancy as at the time they visited the yelwa club?

(a)5weeks

(b)3 months

(c)5months

(d)3weeks

12. who called out on greetings as Tayo and his family entered the lounge in yelwa club?

(a)Abraham

(b)Ibrahim

(c)Vanessa

(d)Christine

13. what was the name of Tayo’s daughter?

(a)Kardashian

(b)lily

(c)kemi

(d)funke

14.  who phoned Tayo last week to congratulate him on his manuscript?

(a)His friends

(b)his friends

(c)his colleagues

(d)his publisher’s

15. what was the name of salamatou’s son?

(a)Suleiman

(b)Abubakar

(c)David

(d)ike

16. when was tayo’s family house normally quiet?

(a)Monday morning

(b)Friday morning

(c)Sunday morning

(d)Saturday evening

17. what did Tayo and Vanessa order when they got to the restaurant in Lagos?

(a)Rice and beans

(b)Rice and stew

(c)Rice and plantains

(d)coffee

18. what was the name of Tayo’s neighborhood drunk in his home town in ibadan?

(a)Jimoh

(b)micheal

(c)Dele

(d)Fred

19. who was the most successful trader along the west African coast?.

(a)Tayo’s Auntie

(b)Tayo’s mother

(c)Tayo’s sister

(d)Tayo’s mother in Law

20. what was the name of Oxford finest hotel?

(a)Royal Hotel

(b)The Randolph Hotel

(c)Super motion hotel

(d)Oxford Hotel and suit

21. what was the name of Yusuf’s current girlfriend?

(a)Amina

(b)yemi

(c)Joyce

(d)femi

22. What did tunde refuse to have at the party in his house?

(a)wordly music

(b)smooching

(c)drinks

(d)dance

23. Tunde’s room was designed to be what?

(a)Hotel

(b)A lounge

(c)a slf con

(d)a mansion

24.The name of Tayo’s cousin was?

(a)Bayo

(b)Tumi

(c)Tunde

(d)jumoke

25. where did Tayo accompany tunde to?

(a)The club

(b)the bakery

(c)the restaurant

(d)Vanessa’s house

26. where was Yusuf working at?

(a)The bakery

(b)At the clinic

(c)At the hospital

(d)At the bank

27. what did Tayo aspire to be in the future!

(a)A teacher

(b)an accountant

(c)a drunk

(d)an entrepreneur

28. what is the name of Vanessa’s father!

(a)Michael

(b)Olamide

(c)Jonathan.

(d)buhari

29. who drove to fetch uncle tony from station when he arrived France?.

(a)Tunde

(b)Tayo

(c)Jane

(d)kemi

30. who was never asking but announcing?

(a)Nancy Mordovia

(b)Nancy Morx

(c)Nancy mordoch

(d)Nancy Bradford

31. A simile embroidered to qualify Mr. Ajayi’s silver car was ?  Answer: *It was glistened like a fresh river fish*

32. Before Tayo’s travel, He presumed that Uncle Bola held  ? Answer:*the secret to a woman’s heart*

33. In the last sentence of Mr. Ajayi’s letter to his son was their family’s motto which states ? Answer:*In all things moderation, with exception of study*