Question 22
BECE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2021
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IGBO_L1
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objective
Read the excerpt below and answer the two questions that follow.
"Nwoke ahụ gara n'ogige, chere ihu igwe na‑efegharị. O chetara nna ya, onye gara n'ala ọzọ, ma ọ ka na‑achọ ụzọ."
(a) State the central theme of the excerpt.
(b) In two to three sentences, explain how the author develops this theme.
Answer Options
A.
Central theme: the experience of political exile and the search for belonging. The author develops it through symbolic garden scenes, the memory of a departed father as a metaphor for lost homeland, and the continual reference to the man's ongoing search for direction.
B.
Central theme: nostalgic remembrance of childhood innocence and the yearning for simpler times. The author develops it through gentle garden imagery, the recollection of the father's teachings, and the repeated suggestion that the man seeks comfort in the past.
C.
Central theme: the struggle against an unforgiving nature and the quest for survival. The author develops it through vivid descriptions of the garden's harsh wind, the memory of hardship, and the recurring motif of the man's determination to endure.
Correct Answer
D.
Central theme: the longing for a lost father and the search for personal identity. The author develops it through reflective imagery of the garden and wind, the memory of the absent father, and the repeated idea that the man is still looking for a way forward.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Central theme: the longing for a lost father and the search for personal identity. The author develops it through reflective imagery of the garden and wind, the memory of the absent father, and the repeated idea that the man is still looking for a way forward.
About This Question
This is
Bece Model Questions Vol1
2021
Igbo L1
Question 22.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2021
Bece Model Questions Vol1
Igbo L1
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
.