JAMB 2021 English Language · Question 75

The Life Changer is authored by?

Options

A.Khadija Abubakar Jilla
B.Khadija Abubakar Jalli
C.Khadija Abubakar Jali
D.Khadija Abubakar Jila

Answer: B. Khadija Abubakar Jalli

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: This is a JAMB English Literature (recommended text) question. It asks for the author of The Life Changer, and the options differ only in the spelling of the author's surname.

Concept: The Life Changer is a novel by the Nigerian writer Khadija Abubakar Jalli (also written Khadija Jalli Abubakar). It was a JAMB recommended text for the UTME English Language/Literature section for several years, including 2021. It is a Hausa-Fulani-setting, Northern Nigerian novel that explores marriage, family life, and personal transformation.

Step-by-step solution:

Identify the text: The Life Changer, a prose work of Nigerian literature.
Recall the author: Khadija Abubakar Jalli, a Northern Nigerian author.
Compare the spellings in the options: • A. Jilla: incorrect • B. Jalli: matches the author's name (double "l", ends in "i", with "a" in the first syllable) • C. Jali: only one "l", so incorrect • D. Jila: incorrect

Answer: Option B, Khadija Abubakar Jalli.

Tip: For literature-text questions, learn the author's name along with its exact spelling, because JAMB often uses near-identical options to test whether you really know it. Remember "Jalli" as Ja-ll-i: the "Ja" at the start and the double "l" in the middle.

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