Neco 2020 Literature In English Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2020 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2020 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 8 NECO • 2020 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Read the passage: "The market was a riot of colours, yet Maya moved through it as if the world were a stage and she, a reluctant actress. She smiled at the vendor's jokes, but her eyes lingered on the cracked stone of the old fountain, remembering the day her brother vanished there, his laughter swallowed by the water. The crowd's chatter faded, replaced by a hollow echo that seemed to answer her unspoken question: why?" Determine the narrator's attitude toward Maya, citing two textual clues.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Sympathetic and melancholic; shown by the description "reluctant actress" and the "hollow echo" that reflects her sorrow.
B. Admiring and hopeful; reflected by the description "reluctant actress" and the "hollow echo" that hints at optimism.
C. Detached and amused; suggested by the phrase "reluctant actress" and the "hollow echo" that implies irony.
D. Critical and indifferent; indicated by the description "reluctant actress" and the "hollow echo" that shows distance.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Sympathetic and melancholic; shown by the description "reluctant actress" and the "hollow echo" that reflects her sorrow.

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This is Neco 2020 Literature In English Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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