This question is based on "The Life Changer" novel. Salma stayed at the most coveted and famous ______ hostel.

Analyze the question This is a literature-in-context question from The Life Changer by Khadija Abubakar Jalli, a JAMB recommended text. It asks for the name of the hostel where Salma, the main character, stayed during her university days.

Explain the concept JAMB literature questions test whether you have read the novel closely, including details of setting such as places and names. Here the setting is the university, where Salma lives in a female hostel. The novel's campus life echoes real Nigerian universities. "Queen Amina Hall" is the name of a well-known female hostel at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and it is named after the famous warrior queen of Zazzau.

Step-by-step solution

1. Salma is a female student, so her hostel must be a female hall of residence.
2. The question calls it "the most coveted and famous" hostel, which fits Queen Amina, a prestigious and well-known female hall.
3. Queen Moremi, Queen Lateefat and Queen Haneefat do not match the hostel in the novel. Moremi is a Yoruba heroine, and Lateefat and Haneefat are not recognised hostel names in the story.
4. I am working from my recall of the novel here, so if you have your copy, check the passage about Salma's hostel to confirm.

Answer: A. Queen Amina

Exam tip For novel-based questions, keep a short list of key characters, places and events from each recommended text. Names of settings, like hostels and towns, are easy marks if you note them as you read.