2017 UTME POSSIBLE QUESTIONS IN USE OF ENGLISH ON THE NOVEL 'IN DEPENDENCE'

1. How is Suleiman related to Vanessa

(a) Biological son

(b) Adopted son✅

(c) Nephew

(d) Sibbling

2. Vanessa's Mother known as __ died of cancer in what year

(a) Mrs Baker, 1975

(b) Mrs Elizabeth, 1976

(c) Mrs Baker, 1977

(d) Mrs Elizabeth, 1978✅

3. Vanessa was eventually married to who?

(a) Professor Peters

(b) Professor Tayo

(c) Professor Edwards✅

(d) Professor Trevor

4. What is the nature of Christine's death?

(a) Murder, overdose

(b) Suicide, overdose✅

(c) Accident

(d) Cancer

5. Uncle Kayode later pursued a career in ___

(a) Teaching, London

(b) Businessman, France

(c) Engineering, France✅

(d) Sailor, London

6. Professor Tayo was given an honorary award in

(a) Music

(b) Civil Law

(c) Science

(d) Literature✅

7. How many honorees were awarded a doctorate alongside Professor Tayo

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 5✅

(d) 6

8. Tayo's cousin, Tunde is the Pastor of

(a) a great Catholic Cathedral in London

(b) a Nigerian protestant church in London

(c) fastest growing Nigerian✅ Church in London

(d) a Baptist Regional Church in London

9. Kwame had been teaching in the __ before Tayo's arrival

(a) California University

(b) Oxford University

(c) London University

(d) San Francisco University✅

10. For how many years has Kwame been teaching in the University before Tayo's arrival.

(a) Six

(b) Seven✅

(c) Eight

(d) Nine

11. The name of the driver accompanying Tayo to the Airport when he had an accident is

(a) Audu

(b) Ahmed

(c) Abdou✅

(d) Alfeez

12. Mrs. Elizabeth seemingly had an affair with a slave while in Nigeria named?

(a) Daudu

(b) Danladi

(c) Danjuma✅

(d) Dende

13. Pick-up-your-stick-and-sandals marriage was a phrase popularly used by the __ according to Vanessa

(a) Igbo

(b) Yoruba

(c) Hausa✅

(d) Europeans

14. Salamatou is the biological mother of Suleiman, but she died of

(a) Cancer

(b) Car accident✅

(c) Brief Illness

(d) Heart attack

15. Vanessa married to Professor Barker on

(a) July 14th 1975

(b) July 15th 1976✅

(c) July 16th 1977

(d) July 17th 1978

16. Suleiman was __ years old when he dropped out of the university

(a) 17

(b) 18✅

(c) 19

(d) 20

17. Vanessa Richardson is an Africa Journalist who writes column for 

(a) Washington Post

(b) New York Times

(c) The Guardian✅

(d) Daily Times

18. Akin, the carver, had a great uncle, who was a servant to __ during colonial periods

(a) Colonial officer Jonathan

(b) Mr Nancy Murdoch

(c) Sir Hugh Trevor

(d) Lord Lugard✅

19. Tayo lied to Vanessa that Christine was his 

(a) Sister

(b) Friend

(c) Cousin✅

(d) Enemy

20. Kemi (Tayo's daughter) has a boyfriend named __, who works as a ___

(a) Charlie, photographer

(b) Laurent, chef✅

(c) Richard, chef

(d) Metuh, photographer.

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