JAMB 2024 Literature in English · Question 7

This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri's Unexpected Joy at Dawn. Wachuk in the novel is

Options

  1. A.the cigarette seller
  2. B.Niyi's friend
  3. C.Idem's husband
  4. D.the alcohol seller

Answer: C. Idem's husband

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: This is a character-identification question on Alex Agyei-Agyiri's Unexpected Joy at Dawn. It asks for Wachuk's role in the story.

Concept: The novel is built around the marriage of Idem and her husband. Their childlessness and the social pressure it brings drive much of the plot. To answer, you need to match the main characters to their relationships.

Working:

  • Idem is the central female character, a wife who suffers over her lack of a child.
  • Wachuk is her husband, the other half of the couple at the centre of the story.
  • He is not a seller of cigarettes or alcohol. Those are minor, incidental roles.
  • Niyi is a different character, and the options do not describe Wachuk as his friend.

I am working from memory of the novel here and not from the text itself.

Answer: C. Idem's husband.

Tip: For literature questions on character, link each name to a relationship, for example "Wachuk → Idem → marriage." Exams usually test the main relationships, not minor occupations.

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