Neco 2023 Literature In English Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2023 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2023 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 26 NECO • 2023 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Read the excerpt from Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's *The River Between*: "The old men gathered under the mango tree, their voices low, warning that the new school would teach the children to forget the songs of the ancestors. I could hear the rustle of the leaves as if the forest itself protested." Based on the passage, what is the main reason the narrator opposes the new school?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Because it would erode the community's cultural heritage by making children forget ancestral songs.
B. Because it would introduce foreign languages that could confuse the children's native tongue.
C. Because it would increase the community's taxes to fund the school's construction.
D. Because it would divert the children's attention from agricultural work to academic studies.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Because it would erode the community's cultural heritage by making children forget ancestral songs.

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This is Neco 2023 Literature In English Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Neco Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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