JAMB 2025 English Language · Question 132
What is the primary setting of The Lekki Headmaster?
Options
- A.Beesway Group of School
- B.Stardom Schools
- C.The Black Heritage Museum, Badagry
- D.Mushin, Lagos
Answer: B. Stardom Schools
Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key
Analyze the question: This is a literature-in-English question on the JAMB recommended text The Lekki Headmaster by Kehinde Ojo. It asks for the primary setting, which is where most of the story's action takes place.
Concept: The setting of a novel is the place and time in which events occur. The primary setting is the main location where the central action unfolds, as opposed to places visited briefly.
Working through the options:
- A. Beesway Group of Schools: In the novel, Beesway is the school owned by Mr. Wilson Bestman Wilson (Mr. Bestman). It is the main school where the plot unfolds: the headmaster Mr. Bestman, the teachers, the pupils and the school's problems and administration. I recall the school in the novel as "Stardom Schools" belonging to Chief Wilson. The two names are close, so I need to check carefully.
- B. Stardom Schools: My recollection of the text is that the central events, including the headmaster Mr. Ayo Bestman's (and later the teachers') dealings, happen in Stardom Schools, Lekki. The title itself, "The Lekki Headmaster," points to a school in Lekki, and the Stardom Schools name fits the novel's account of the private school there.
- C. The Black Heritage Museum, Badagry: This appears in the story as a school excursion, so it is a secondary setting, not the primary one.
- D. Mushin, Lagos: This is a place connected with some characters' backgrounds, not the main setting.
Conclusion: The main action takes place in the school itself, and that school is Stardom Schools. I am working from my memory of the text here, so if your class copy names the school differently, confirm against your book.
Tip: For JAMB literature texts, make a short list of the main characters, the main location and the key events. Questions on setting usually target the main institution or place named in the story, while excursion locations such as the museum are usually the distractors.
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