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This section includes 190 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English (CBCS) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What is the significance of Ferdinand's question about religion? |
| A. | It shows that politics and religion will always be at odds. |
| B. | It shows that young Africans are looking for a way out of their old religions. |
| C. | It shows some of the struggle of socializing men with tribal roots into citizens of a modern state. |
| D. | It shows that Ferdinand is thinking of becoming a magician like Zabeth. |
| Answer» C. It shows some of the struggle of socializing men with tribal roots into citizens of a modern state. | |
| 2. |
In the novel, A Bend in the River, Salim starts an affair with the wife of Raymond named |
| A. | Yvette |
| B. | Georgina |
| C. | Zabeth |
| D. | Shoba |
| Answer» B. Georgina | |
| 3. |
Salim, starts narrating a story in the interior of an unnamed African country of what river? |
| A. | The bend of the long river |
| B. | The bend of the dead river |
| C. | The bend of the great river |
| D. | The bend of the black river |
| Answer» D. The bend of the black river | |
| 4. |
When Salim finds out that Raymond was the Big man s white man why was he thrilled? |
| A. | Because Salim thinks that Raymond could help him |
| B. | Because Salim wants to be closer to Raymond s wife |
| C. | Because Salim thinks Raymond could take him away |
| D. | Because Salim thinks Raymond to be the highest power in the land |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
What does the river symbolise in The Bend in the River |
| A. | Lifeline of the people |
| B. | A connection between the past and present |
| C. | The drinking water shared by the people |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. The drinking water shared by the people | |
| 6. |
Who is the big man in the novel, A Bend in the River? |
| A. | Raymond |
| B. | Nazruddin |
| C. | The President |
| D. | Th otime |
| Answer» D. Th otime | |
| 7. |
Salim travels to London to visit |
| A. | Nazruddin |
| B. | Winterbottom |
| C. | Soraya |
| D. | Ezeulu |
| Answer» B. Winterbottom | |
| 8. |
Why does Salim feel sorry for the president after returning from Europe |
| A. | The President was attacked by the media in Europe |
| B. | He knows the future he has seen in Europe could not compare to the President s promise for Africa |
| C. | Salim likes the President and does not want to see him suffer |
| D. | The President was not as good a leader as the one in Europe. |
| Answer» C. Salim likes the President and does not want to see him suffer | |
| 9. |
What is the name of the British Colonial policy Winterbottom is tasked with enforcing? |
| A. | Direct Rule |
| B. | Development |
| C. | Indirect Rule |
| D. | Protectorship |
| Answer» D. Protectorship | |
| 10. |
A Bend in the River was published in |
| A. | 1979 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1982 |
| Answer» B. 1980 | |
| 11. |
Salim has a love affair with a women named |
| A. | Annie. |
| B. | Yvette |
| C. | Florence |
| D. | Isabella |
| Answer» C. Florence | |
| 12. |
A Bend in the River is set in post-colonial |
| A. | Europe |
| B. | America |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 13. |
The New Domain covers several years during which the country is in a period of |
| A. | Economic prosperity |
| B. | Social prosperity |
| C. | Political prosperity |
| D. | Religious prosperity |
| Answer» B. Social prosperity | |
| 14. |
Salim gets involved in the illegal smuggling of |
| A. | Ivory and gold |
| B. | Gold and silver |
| C. | Gold and copper |
| D. | Ivory and copper |
| Answer» B. Gold and silver | |
| 15. |
Salim is both the protagonist and the first-person |
| A. | Business-man |
| B. | Hero |
| C. | President |
| D. | Narrator |
| Answer» C. President | |
| 16. |
What ethnicity was Soraya? |
| A. | Muslim |
| B. | Afrikaner |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | British |
| Answer» B. Afrikaner | |
| 17. |
What was wrong with Mahesh's engraving machine that makes signs? |
| A. | The machine was too complicated for him to operate. |
| B. | It was impossible to assemble. |
| C. | He could not get the raw materials to make the signs. |
| D. | No one needed signs. |
| Answer» D. No one needed signs. | |
| 18. |
What is Indar's moment of insight? |
| A. | He understands that he was meant to write the African story. |
| B. | He realizes he must return to his roots to be happy. |
| C. | He knows without a doubt that he belongs to himself alone and would surrender his manhood to nobody. |
| D. | He sees he has not marketed himself correctly. |
| Answer» B. He realizes he must return to his roots to be happy. | |
| 19. |
How does the purser on the steamer show that he does not respect the President in A Bend in the River? |
| A. | He speaks French which the President has banned. |
| B. | He sneers every time the President is mentioned. |
| C. | He puts a cloth over the President's portrait. |
| D. | He sits down when the national anthem is played. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
What confidence does Indar impart to Salim? |
| A. | The Domain is about to become an officer training school for the army. |
| B. | The Domain is going to close for lack of funds. |
| C. | The President is going to replace Raymond at the Domain. |
| D. | The President is going his own way and no longer needs Raymond's help. |
| Answer» D. The President is going his own way and no longer needs Raymond's help. | |
| 21. |
Okeke is Ezuele s ____ |
| A. | second son, a servant in the white compound |
| B. | Half-brother, a medicine man |
| C. | half-brother, a convert to the white man s religion |
| D. | father, a mask-carver |
| Answer» C. half-brother, a convert to the white man s religion | |
| 22. |
What seems to be the purpose of the Festival of New Pumpkin Leaves? |
| A. | To celebrate the return of men from war with Okperi. |
| B. | To cleanse the village of evil. |
| C. | To celebrate the harvest of yams. |
| D. | To cleanse the village of Ezeulu s influence. |
| Answer» C. To celebrate the harvest of yams. | |
| 23. |
Who is Wintabota? |
| A. | Winterbottom, the head of the white colonial government |
| B. | An ambassador from the white colonial government to Umuaro: Wintabota is the sacred name given to him by Ezeulu. |
| C. | The head of the white controlled church: his actual name is Winterbottom. |
| D. | The head of the white colonial government: his actual name is Weatherbottom. |
| Answer» B. An ambassador from the white colonial government to Umuaro: Wintabota is the sacred name given to him by Ezeulu. | |
| 24. |
Who is Okuata? |
| A. | Akuebue s bride. |
| B. | Obika s bride. |
| C. | Ezeulu s daughter. |
| D. | Obika s mother. 12 gone |
| Answer» C. Ezeulu s daughter. | |
| 25. |
What amazes Salim about Raymond? |
| A. | He does not seem to love Yvette. |
| B. | He has no ambition to leave the country. |
| C. | He works on plans to overthrow the President. |
| D. | His position with the President is shaky but he remains loyal. |
| Answer» B. He has no ambition to leave the country. | |
| 26. |
Who is the surprise visitor to Salim's store? |
| A. | Zabeth's husband |
| B. | The President |
| C. | Indar |
| D. | Salim's brother |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
What does the President in A Bend in the River do at a ruined suburb? |
| A. | He builds a large complex. |
| B. | He builds a shoe factory. |
| C. | He builds a new barracks for his army. |
| D. | He levels it and makes a park. |
| Answer» B. He builds a shoe factory. | |
| 28. |
Why does Metty inform on Salim's black market activities? |
| A. | Because Salim refused him money to leave the town |
| B. | Because Salim takes Theo's side againt him |
| C. | Because Metty has always hated Salim |
| D. | Because Salim did not bring back presents from Europe |
| Answer» C. Because Metty has always hated Salim | |
| 29. |
What do the townspeople in A Bend in the River speculate about the new complex? |
| A. | That it will be a munitions factory. |
| B. | That it will be a model farm and agriculture school. |
| C. | That it will be a large hospital. |
| D. | That it will be the President's winter palace. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Who or what is it that particularly enjoys Lurie's new past time? |
| A. | Petrus. |
| B. | David's dog. |
| C. | Bev. |
| D. | David's new assistant. |
| Answer» C. Bev. | |
| 31. |
Why is Salim released from detention to fly back to his home? |
| A. | His papers are all in order. |
| B. | He will be interrogated when he gets back to the town. |
| C. | Ferdinand comes to his rescue. |
| D. | The official keeping Salim has held up the flight and gets reprimanded. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Reading some of Raymond's articles, what does Salim conclude? |
| A. | That Raymond will win the Nobel Prize for literature |
| B. | That Raymond's book will be a best seller |
| C. | That Raymond is a genius as a writer |
| D. | That Raymond had never visited the places he wrote about |
| Answer» B. That Raymond's book will be a best seller | |
| 33. |
Hurtle s mother becomes acquainted with the Courtneys when she does _____ for them. |
| A. | housekeeping |
| B. | gardening |
| C. | laundry |
| D. | cooking |
| Answer» D. cooking | |
| 34. |
Why is Salim jailed? |
| A. | Because he cannot pay the $4000 fine. |
| B. | Because he defamed the President |
| C. | Because he beat up Metty |
| D. | Because he refused to work for Theo |
| Answer» D. Because he refused to work for Theo | |
| 35. |
Bev Shaw runs ___ |
| A. | a pharmacy |
| B. | a poultry farm |
| C. | an animal shelter |
| D. | a bakery |
| Answer» D. a bakery | |
| 36. |
Rhoda was initially very ______ towards Hurtle when he was first adopted by her parents. |
| A. | puzzled |
| B. | curious |
| C. | resentful |
| D. | affectionate |
| Answer» D. affectionate | |
| 37. |
On the night after Lurie's day at the clinic, what is the troubling thought that he cannot shake? |
| A. | That Lucy will end up a spinster. |
| B. | That Lucy may be a lesbian. |
| C. | That Lucy will kick him out of the house. |
| D. | That Lucy will soon need more money. |
| Answer» C. That Lucy will kick him out of the house. | |
| 38. |
Alfreda accuses Hurtle of being born with _____ in his hands, and his eyes. |
| A. | a knife |
| B. | a gleam of greed |
| C. | a glitter |
| D. | a spoon |
| Answer» B. a gleam of greed | |
| 39. |
David Lurie s disgrace comes after he seduces which woman? |
| A. | A prostitute |
| B. | A secretary at the university |
| C. | A student, Melanie Isaacs |
| D. | Petrus, a married woman |
| Answer» D. Petrus, a married woman | |
| 40. |
Where does Lurie go on the Sunday after he first meets Melanie? |
| A. | To her house in order to introduce himself to her parents |
| B. | To her apartment to see her |
| C. | To the office to find her address and telephone number |
| D. | To his office to finish his fourth book |
| Answer» D. To his office to finish his fourth book | |
| 41. |
What paper is Lurie s sexual harassment scandal published in? |
| A. | Argus |
| B. | Johannesburg Times |
| C. | Herald |
| D. | Cape Town Times |
| Answer» B. Johannesburg Times | |
| 42. |
During Rape Awareness Week, what words are written on a pamphlet slipped under Lurie s door? |
| A. | Justice will be served |
| B. | Your days are over, Cassanova |
| C. | Go home, pervert |
| D. | You are not welcome here |
| Answer» C. Go home, pervert | |
| 43. |
Who was the chair of Lurie s department? |
| A. | Farodia Rasssol |
| B. | David Lurie |
| C. | Elaine Winter |
| D. | Arkam Hakim |
| Answer» D. Arkam Hakim | |
| 44. |
Where did Lurie go on the Sunday after he just met Melanie? |
| A. | To the office to finish his fourth book |
| B. | To her apartment |
| C. | To her house to introduce himself to her parents |
| D. | To the office in order to find Melanie s address and telephone number |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Melanie Isaacs was enrolled in which of Lurie s courses? |
| A. | Communication 201 |
| B. | Romantics |
| C. | Communication Skills |
| D. | Advanced Communication Skills |
| Answer» C. Communication Skills | |
| 46. |
When David Lurie visits Lucy, what news does Lucy offer him when he asks her how she is? |
| A. | That she is dieting and plans to lose forty pounds. |
| B. | That she is depressed and being treated for depression. |
| C. | That she is pregnant. |
| D. | That she has contracted a serious disease. |
| Answer» D. That she has contracted a serious disease. | |
| 47. |
On the night after Lurie's day at the clinic when he cannot sleep, what does he do? |
| A. | Reads. |
| B. | Writes. |
| C. | A crossword puzzle. |
| D. | Stares out the window. |
| Answer» B. Writes. | |
| 48. |
After the hearing, who is it that asks David Lurie how the hearing went? |
| A. | The woman from the Coalition Against Discrimination. |
| B. | His ex-wife. |
| C. | A female reporter. |
| D. | A male reporter. |
| Answer» D. A male reporter. | |
| 49. |
On the walk Lurie and Lucy go on near her house, they discuss the cycads. What are cycads? |
| A. | A breed of dog. |
| B. | A small wild animal. |
| C. | A vine. |
| D. | A type of flower. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
What appliance does Lurie buy to replace one that has been stolen? |
| A. | A television. |
| B. | A radio. |
| C. | A microwave oven. |
| D. | An electric drill. |
| Answer» B. A radio. | |