This question is from the novel 'The Last Days at Forcados High school'. ‘Jims, we have a prefect meeting with Mr Mallum now’ who made this statement?

Analyze the question The question asks who said, "Jims, we have a prefect meeting with Mr Mallum now." It is from The Last Days at Forcados High School by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, a JAMB recommended text.

Explain the concept In literature questions like this, you need to identify:

• Who is being spoken to. Here it is "Jims", the nickname of the main character, Jimmy Jims (Jimsy), the school's Senior Prefect.
• Who is speaking. It must be someone who would address Jims as a fellow prefect and who knows about the meeting.
• The speaker's role. The speaker cannot be Mr Mallum, because the sentence refers to him in the third person ("with Mr Mallum"). Mrs Solade is a teacher/staff figure, and she would not say "we have a prefect meeting."

Step-by-step reasoning

1. The speaker says "we have a prefect meeting," so the speaker is a prefect.
2. Mr Mallum is mentioned as the person they are meeting, so he is not the speaker. This eliminates B.
3. Mrs Solade is not a prefect and would not use "we" for a prefect meeting. This eliminates C.
4. Femi is not the prefect companion who reminds Jims of such duties. This eliminates D.
5. Seyi Lawal is a fellow prefect and a close associate of Jims, so he fits as the speaker. This leaves A.

My recall of the exact scene is not perfect, so I relied mainly on elimination.

Answer: A. Seyi Lawal

Tip: For "who said this" questions, look at the pronouns and the form of address. If the speaker mentions someone in the third person, that person cannot be the speaker. Also note which characters belong to the group named in the quote (here, prefects). For JAMB novels, keep a short list of the main characters and their roles.