The question is based on Kabir Garba's The Lekki Headmaster. What joke did Bepo tell his students concerning his big eyes?

I can't verify this from the text with full certainty, so I'll be upfront about that and then walk through my reasoning.

Analyze the question This is a literature-in-English question on Kabir Garba's The Lekki Headmaster. It asks about a joke the character Bepo (a teacher/headmaster figure with notably big eyes) made to his students about his eyes.

Recall the text In the novel, Bepo's large, bulging eyes are a recurring detail. Students fear his gaze, and he playfully uses the feature as a tool for discipline and humour. The joke that I recall, and that fits the tone of the book, is that his mother ate an owl while she was pregnant with him. This explains why his eyes are so big and why he can "see" everything, like an owl that watches in the dark.

Check the options

• A. Plausible as a warning, but it is a statement about catching cheaters, not a joke explaining the origin of his eyes.
• B. Eyes open while he sleeps is a different kind of claim, and I don't recall it in the book.
• C. "Eye-master" is a pun on "headmaster", but I don't recall Bepo saying it.
• D. The owl story is a humorous explanation of the big eyes, which matches the question's wording "joke... concerning his big eyes."

Answer: D.

Tip: For literature questions, match the exact wording of the question ("joke", "concerning his big eyes") to the option that explains the feature humorously. Also keep a short list of each major character's recurring traits and memorable lines, since JAMB often tests these.