The setting of the book 'Sweet Sixteen' by Bolaji Abdullahi is

Analyze the question: This is a literature-in-English question about the setting (the place where the story happens) of Sweet Sixteen by Bolaji Abdullahi.

Concept: The setting of a novel is the time and place of its events. Authors often set their stories in a place they know well, and this is common in the Nigerian literature texts used for JAMB and WASSCE.

Solution:

• Bolaji Abdullahi is a Nigerian writer, and Sweet Sixteen is a coming-of-age story about teenage life, family and school.
• The characters, social issues and cultural background are Nigerian, so the story takes place in Nigeria.
• Mali, Mauritania and Ghana are West African countries and so are plausible distractors, but the book is not set in any of them.

Answer: A. Nigeria

Tip: For setting questions on African texts, first check the author's nationality and where the story's cultural details point. Writers usually set their stories at home, so the answer is often the author's own country, though you should still confirm this for each text.