Question 7
Observation
This question from the poetry book demanded that the candidates should in (a) write out two (2) things the poet kept onthe shelf, what happened to them, what made the poet to stop talking and what finally happened to the baby tortoise as seen in the poem ‘M Dobe Ji N’uko in “Iku Nwa”;In (b) to state two (2) things that were called to go on errands like children in the poem ‘A sị Ya Chụọ Aja na Nwa Ga-anwụ’ in “ Iku Nwa” and In (c) to state things that led to the murder of Dike as seen in ‘Onye Tigburu Dike’ in “Abụ E Ji Ebu Agha” Expected answers:
(a) (i) - ji
- ede
(ii) Nwa Mbe richara ha.
(iii) Nwa Mbe mara ya ụra.
(iv) - Udele suru ya ọnụ.
- Atụkpa suru ya ọnụ.
- Ọkpọabụ chụpụgara ya n’ịkpa.
(b) - Ewu
- Ọkụkọ
(c) - Dike tara ose ọjị.
- Dike bụ onye isi ike.
- Dike mere arụ.