A novel that recounts the adventures of a likeable rogue is

Step 1: Analyze the question The question asks for the term for a novel about the adventures of a likeable rogue, meaning a roguish hero who lives by his wits.

Step 2: Explain the concepts

• Panegyric: a formal speech or writing of high praise for a person or achievement. It is not a novel type.
• Gothic: fiction with mystery, horror, gloomy castles and supernatural events (e.g., Frankenstein, Dracula).
• Picaresque: a style of fiction that follows the episodic adventures of a roguish, witty, low-born hero (the Spanish word picaro means "rogue"). He survives by his cleverness and often satirises society along the way.
• Grotesque: a style that mixes the bizarre, distorted or absurd, often with comedy and horror together.

Step 3: Match the definition "Adventures" plus "likeable rogue" points directly to the picaresque. Examples include Lazarillo de Tormes, Don Quixote (in part), Tom Jones and Moll Flanders. In African literature, Amos Tutuola's wandering heroes and some of Cyprian Ekwensi's city characters have picaresque touches.

Step 4: Answer The correct option is C. picaresque.

Tip: Link picaro = rogue. If you see "rogue," "episodic adventures" or "wandering hero who survives by wit," think picaresque. For gothic, think "ghosts and gloomy castles."