This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun. Titubi joins the farmer's revolt

Analyze the question: The question asks why Titubi, the central character in Femi Osofisan's Morountodun, joins the farmers' revolt (the Agbekoya-inspired uprising).

Explain the concept (the plot): Titubi is the daughter of Chief Alani, a wealthy aristocrat. The Chief is a part of the establishment, the ruling class that the farmers are rebelling against. Titubi is a spoiled, adventurous young woman. She makes a bet/pact with Colonel Alani's group (the Madam Alani and Superintendent/Army circle) that she can infiltrate the rebels. She volunteers to go to the farmers' camp, pretending to be one of them, in order to find their hideout and secrets, and so help crush the revolt.

Step-by-step solution:

1. Titubi is from the privileged class, so she has no initial loyalty to the farmers.
2. She is persuaded and motivated by the opportunity to prove herself and to serve the interests of the authorities.
3. She infiltrates the rebel camp as a spy, working for the establishment (the government side).
4. Only later, after seeing the farmers' suffering and the injustice they face, and after being deeply affected by Moremi-like sacrifice and the death of the rebels, does she undergo a change of heart and truly joins the cause.

Checking the options:

• A. To ensure its success: this happens only after her transformation, not her reason for joining.
• B. As a spy for the establishment: this is her original reason for joining.
• C. In pursuit of Marshal: not her motive. Marshal is the leader of the uprising and a figure she encounters, not someone she is chasing.
• D. To defy the police: incorrect, since she actually works on the side of the authorities.

Answer: B. As a spy for the establishment.

Tip: Remember Titubi's journey in Morountodun as "spy to sympathizer." JAMB often tests her initial motive (spying) versus her later transformation (commitment to the farmers' cause). Parallel to the legend of Moremi, who infiltrated the Igbo enemy to learn their secrets, Titubi first infiltrates the rebels and is transformed by what she finds.