This question is from the novel The Last Days at Forcados High school. What was the early morning surprise Jimi get while he was still half-asleep?

Analyze the question: This is a literature-in-English question on the JAMB-recommended novel The Last Days at Forcados High School by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim. It asks who surprised Jimi early in the morning while he was still half-asleep.

Recall the story: Jimi is a student at Forcados High School. His friend and fellow student Wole travels or is away from school for a time. Wole is Jimi's close friend. In the story, Jimi is woken early in the morning while still half-asleep and finds that his friend Wole has come back. This fits the pattern of the novel, where Jimi's relationships with his peers (Wole, Tupac, and others) are central.

Check the other options:

• A. Mrs Solade's return: Mrs Solade is not a character whose return forms an early-morning surprise for Jimi in the story.
• B. Mr. Solade's return: Mr. Solade is also not the figure associated with this scene.
• C. Tupac Shakur's return: Tupac Shakur was a real American rapper who died in 1996. He could not return, and he is only a pop-culture reference in the novel.
• D. Wole's return: This matches the character who is Jimi's friend and whose return would plausibly surprise him.

Note on my confidence: I'm working from my memory of the novel rather than the exact passage.

Answer: D. Wole's return

Exam tip: For JAMB literature questions, always eliminate options that are clearly impossible (like a deceased real-life figure). Then match the remaining options to the main characters in the scene. Reading a good chapter-by-chapter summary of each recommended novel helps you recall small details like this one.