The options or sentences in asteriks (*) are the answers in
questions 1
1. Modupe and Tayo always visit where at dark hours
*A. Lebanese Cinema*
B. Hill’s Club
C. Auvergne’s Theatre
D. Las Palmas de Club
Answer is A
2. “Here is some money for the ladies”; The speaker here is
________
A. Uncle Kayode
B. Yusuf(Tayo’s friend)
C. Mr. Adeniyi Ajayi
*D. Uncle B*
Answer is D
3. It was said in the letter written to Inspector Adeniyi Ajayi,
that Tayo met King Olav’s son from ________
A. South Africa
B. London
*C. Norway*
D. Brazil
Answer is C
4. Mr. Ike Nwandi, studies _______ abroad
A. Latin
*B. History*
C. Law
D. Modern Languages
Answer is B
5. What was Uncle Kayode’s job rank before his return from
Abroad?
A. FBI agent
B. Lieutenant
*C. Senior Army Officer*
D. Superintendent
Answer is C
6. A simile embroidered to qualify Mr. Ajayi’s silver car was –
Answer: *It was glistened like a fresh river fish*
7. Before Tayo’s travel, He presumed that Uncle Bola held –
Answer:*the secret to a woman’s heart*
8. In the last sentence of Mr. Ajayi’s letter to his son was their
family’s motto which states – Answer:*In all things
moderation, with exception of study*
For questions 9-28, check for the answers after question
number 28
9. How is Suleiman related to Vanessa
(a) Biological son
(b) Adopted son
(c) Nephew
(d) Sibling
10. Vanessa’s Mother known as ______ died of cancer in what
year.
(a) Mrs Baker, 1975
(b) Mrs Elizabeth, 1976
(c) Mrs Baker, 1977
(d) Mrs Elizabeth, 1978
11. Vanessa was eventually married to who?
(a) Professor Peters
(b) Professor Tayo
(c) Professor Edwards
(d) Professor Trevor
12. What is the nature of Christine’s death?
(a) Murder, overdose
(b) Suicide, overdose
(c) Accident
(d) Cancer
13. Uncle Kayode later pursued a career in _______
(a) Teaching, London
(b) Businessman, France
(c) Engineering, France
(d) Sailor, London
14. Professor Tayo was given an honorary award in
(a) Music
(b) Civil Law
(c) Science
(d) Literature
15. How many honorees were awarded a doctorate alongside
Professor Tayo
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
16. Tayo’s cousin, Tunde is the Pastor of
(a) a great Catholic Cathedral in London
(b) a Nigerian protestant church in London
(c) fastest growing Nigerian Church in London
(d) a Baptist Regional Church in London
17. Kwame had been teaching in the ______ before Tayo’s
arrival
(a) California University
(b) Oxford University
(c) London University
(d) San Francisco University
18. For how many years has Kwame been teaching in the
University before Tayo’s arrival.
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
(d) Nine
19. The name of the driver accompanying Tayo to the Airport
when he had an accident is
(a) Audu
(b) Ahmed
(c) Abdou
(d) Alfeez
20. Mrs. Elizabeth seemingly had an affair with a slave while in
Nigeria named?
(a) Daudu
(b) Danladi
(c) Danjuma
(d) Dende
21. Pick-up-your-stick-and-sandals marriage was a phrase
popularly used by the ______ according to Vanessa
(a) Igbo
(b) Yoruba
(c) Hausa
(d) Europeans
22. Salamatou is the biological mother of Suleiman, but she
died of
(a) Cancer
(b) Car accident
(c) Brief Illness
(d) Heart attack
23. Vanessa married to Professor Barker on
(a) July 14th 1975
(b) July 15th 1976
(c) July 16th 1977
(d) July 17th 1978
24. Suleiman was ______ years old when he dropped out of the
university
(a) 17
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 20
25. Vanessa Richardson is an Africa Journalist who writes
column for
(a) Washington Post
(b) New York Times
(c) The Guardian
(d) Daily Times
26. Akin, the carver, had a great uncle, who was a servant to
______ during colonial periods
(a) Colonial officer Jonathan
(b) Mr Nancy Murdoch
(c) Sir Hugh Trevor
(d) Lord Lugard
27. Tayo lied to Vanessa that Christine was his
(a) Sister
(b) Friend
(c) Cousin
(d) Enemy
28. Kemi (Tayo’s daughter) has a boyfriend named ______, who
works as a _____
(a) Charlie, photographer
(b) Laurent, chef
(c) Richard, chef
(d) Metuh, photographer.
Answers:
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The answers to questions 29 – 58 are ticked as (✔)29. Tayo’s mother died on her way to____?
(a)Abuja
(b)oxford
(c)Lagos✔
(b)Benin
30. where does Ike work?
(a)In a bar
(b)in the ministry of education✔
(c)as a British council
(d)as a business man
31. Which word does Akin’s uncle have a penchant for?
(a)Come nearer
(b)you follow✔
(c)Yowa
(d)left out
32. who told Tayo his mother was dead?
(a)His friend
(b)ike
(c)modupe
(d)Miriam✔
33. what game did Akin’s uncle start with his friends?
(a)Football
(b)Tennis
(c)Ayo✔
(d)Ludo
34. what is the name of Akin’s uncle boss?
(a)John Lee
(b)Lugard
(c)Lord lugard✔
(d)Fred
35. whom did Tayo think of whenever he was with Helene?
(a)Christine
(b)Vanessa✔
(c)Modupe
(d)his mother
36. what was written on Kemi’s snoopy night dress?
(a)Love is the whole world✔
(b)Rock my style
(c)Love my style love me
(d)kiss my ass
37. where did ajayis always fly to for the summer holidays?
(a)Abuja
(b)Hong Kong
(c)Lagos✔
(d)England
38. in what year did uncle kayode get married to Helene?
(a)1975
(b)1964
(c)1987
(d)1974✔
39. how old was Miriam’s pregnancy as at the time they visited
the yelwa club?
(a)5weeks
(b)3 months
(c)5months ✔
(d)3weeks
40. who called out on greetings as Tayo and his family entered
the lounge in yelwa club?
(a)Abraham
(b)Ibrahim✔
(c)Vanessa
(d)Christine
41. what was the name of Tayo’s daughter?
(a)Kardashian
(b)lily
(c)kemi✔
(d)funke
42. who phoned Tayo last week to congratulate him on his
manuscript?
(a)His friends
(b)his friends
(c)his colleagues
(d)his publisher’s✔
43. what was the name of salamatou’s son?
(a)Suleiman✔
(b)Abubakar
(c)David
(d)ike
44. when was tayo’s family house normally quiet?
(a)Monday morning
(b)Friday morning
(c)Sunday morning✔
(d)Saturday evening
45. what did Tayo and Vanessa order when they got to the
restaurant in Lagos?
(a)Rice and beans
(b)Rice and stew
(c)Rice and plantains✔
(d)coffee
46. what was the name of Tayo’s neighborhood drunk in his
home town in ibadan?
(a)Jimoh
(b)micheal
(c)Dele✔
(d)Fred
47. who was the most successful trader along the west
African coast?.
(a)Tayo’s Auntie
(b)Tayo’s mother✔
(c)Tayo’s sister
(d)Tayo’s mother in Law
48. what was the name of Oxford finest hotel?
(a)Royal Hotel
(b)The Randolph Hotel✔
( c)Super motion hotel
(d)Oxford Hotel and suit
49. what was the name of Yusuf’s current girlfriend?
(a)Amina
(b)yemi
(c)Joyce✔
(d)femi
50. What did Tunde refuse to have at the party in his house?
(a)wordly music
(b)smooching
(c)drinks✔
(d)dance
51. Tunde’s room was designed to be what?
(a)Hotel
(b)A lounge✔
(c)a slf con
(d)a mansion
52. The name of Tayo’s cousin was?
(a)Bayo
(b)Tumi
(c)Tunde✔
(d)jumoke
53. where did Tayo accompany tunde to?
(a)The club
(b)the bakery✔
(c)the restaurant
(d)Vanessa’s house
54. where was Yusuf working at?
(a)The bakery
(b)At the clinic
(c)At the hospital✔
(d)At the bank
55. what did Tayo aspire to be in the future!
(a)A teacher✔
(b)an accountant
(c)a drunk
(d)an entrepreneur
56. what is the name of Vanessa’s father!
(a)Michael
(b)Olamide
(c)Jonathan.✔
(d)buhari
57. who drove to fetch uncle tony from station when he
arrived France?.
(a)Tunde
(b)Tayo
(c)Jane✔
(d)kemi
58. who was never asking but announcing?
(a)Nancy Mordovia
(b)Nancy Morx
(c)Nancy mordoch✔
(d)Nancy Bradford
The questions below were extracted from each chapter of the book “In Dependence”. So if you would like to know JAMB
possible questions and answers from chapter to chapter of the
book, you have it below;
Chapter One Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
1. For what purpose is Tayo travelling to England?
Ans: To take up a scholarship at Balliol College, Oxford
2. What is the name of Tayo’s school in England?
Ans: Balliol College
3. What is the significance of Tayo’s visit to relatives before
embarking on his journey to England? Ans: It is their
tradition
4. Through what means of transportation does Tayo travel to
England?
Ans: Water
Chapter Two Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. Why is Tayo surprised that people do not greet each other in
passing in England?
Ans: Because in Nigeria, so much value is attached to
greetings
6. In what subject did Bisi receive the highest honours?
Ans: Geography
7. In the Ajayi motto, all things are expected to be done with
moderation except what?
Ans: Study
Chapter Three Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. Who is Mr Barker?
Ans: He His headmaster and Mr Faircliffe’s old colleague
9. What reminds Tayo of his mother in the Barkers’ house?
Ans: Isabella cooks wonderful meals in a way that reminds
Tayo of his mother
10. Christine was in her third year of study when?
Ans: Tayo met her for the first Time
Chapter Four Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What is Vanessa Richardson’s nationality?
Ans; English
12. What is the name of the friend that Vanessa wrote a
letter to, concerning the status of women? Ans: Jane
13. The full meaning of JACARI is?
Ans: Joint Action Committee Against Racial Inequality
Chapter Five Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What are Christine’s reasons for putting an end to her
relationship with Tayo?
Ans: Because she was called ‘clingy’ and the fear of her boy
being snatched by some woman
15. The language of fun among Tayo’s Nigerian friends is ?
Ans: Pidgin
16. What are the things that made Tayo remember home
each time he is at Christine’s place?
Ans: Her cooking which reminds him of mama and the juju
and highlife music she plays
Chapter Six Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What is the trait that Nessa cherises in Tayo and that is
absence in Charlie and Mehul?
Ans: Humility
18. What does Nessa mean by saying she has a ‘’small
confession’’ to make?
Ans: She has connections to Nigeria as her father is a
colonial officer over there
19. What did Tayo name Vanessa as?
Ans; Moremi
Chapter Seven Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What delicacies did Vanessa’s mother make to welcome her
daughter?
Ans: Chicken pie and cake
21. For what occasion did her mother ask her whom she
was inviting?
Ans: Christmas party
22. Whom did Vanessa’s father invite for the occasion?
Ans: His South African racist miner friends.
Chapter Eight Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. How old was the Richardson’s house when Tayo attended a
party there?
Ans: About 200 years
24. “We all get embarrassed by our parents”. Who said this?
Ans: Tayo
25: To whom was it said?
Ans: Vanessa’s
Chapter Nine Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What, according to the narrator, did Nessa admire in Tayo
when she visited him in the room and saw him organizing
his records in piles?
Ans: His tidiness
Chapter Ten Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. Where did Simon suggest that they (him, Tayo and their two
girlfriends) spend Easter?
Ans: Paris
28. Christine died by——?
Ans: Suicide
29. Why did Tayo feel guilty about Christine’s death?
Ans: His refusal to respond properly to her letters and not
giving her attention
Chapter Eleven Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. Who is the only family Tayo has in England?
Ans: Tunde
31. Why does Vanessa’s father detest Uncle Tony?
Ans: To him, he is unconventional to him and because he
had the opportunity of achieving a place at Cambridge
University which Vanessa’s father didn’t have
32. What qualities did the narrator ascribe to Nancy?
Ans; She is being described as having a ‘supercilious
(arrogantly proud) tone and feigned generosity’
Chapter Twelve Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What made Tayo realise how lucky he was for getting a
scholarship at Balliol?
Ans: He witnessed the life of struggle most African students
live, engaging in ridiculous and exhausting jobs such as
bakery and hospital work to make ends meet
34. What do the signs: “No Dogs, No Irish, No
Coloureds’’ (Africans and Indians) symbolise in the novel?
Ans: Racism
35. The least strenuous work was reserved for whom?
Ans: The English
Chapter Thirteen Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. Where was bathing done since there is no bathroom in
Tunde’s house?
Ans; Kitchen (in tins) or public baths.
37. For what purpose(s) did Tunde throw a party in his
house?
Ans: For Tayo and to celebrate Gambia’s independence
38. ‘’Nigerian women are the best’’ who said this?
Ans: Yusuf
Chapter Fourteen Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
39. Whose wedding did Tayo and Vanessa attend?
Ans: Yusuf’s
40. Joyce was expected to be the bride, but the bride turned
out to be whom?
Ans: Joy
41. ‘’No! Don’t Moremi me’’ Who made this statement?
Ans: Vanessa
Chapter Fifteen Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. On New Year’s Eve, what happened to Tayo?
Ans: He woke up homesick
43. Where did he buy his chicken from?
Ans: The Covered Market
Chapter Sixteen Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. The finest hotel in Oxford is…?
Ans: Randolph Hotel
45. According to the narrative, who is Tayo’s favourite
uncle?
Ans: Uncle Kayode
Chapter Seven Teen Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. Who invited Tayo to lead his school assembly with a lecture
on Nigeria?
Ans: Mr Richardson
47. ‘’What are your intentions with my daughter?’’ Who
made this statement?
Ans: Mr Richardson
48. Who sent Tayo the telegram which reads: ‘’Baba is in
hospital, recovering. Return home immediately’’?
Ans: Tayo’s mother
Chapter Eighteen Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What does Tayo despise Mr Richardson for?
Ans: Bigotry
50. Who is Dele?
Ans: The village drunk
Chapter Nineteen Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What circumstance led to the end of Tayo and Vanessa’s
relationship?
Ans: Tayo impregnated a woman
Chapter Twenty Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. In this narrative, Nessa’s dreams as portrayed by the writer
are…?
Ans: Writing about African art and culture
53. Who is Salamatou?
Ans: A single mother of half-caste Sulaiman
Chapter Tweentyone Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. In Tayo’s opinion, what are the root causes of oil corruption
and a broken civil service in Nigeria? Ans: Greed and
mismanagement
55. In what university was Tayo offered a job?
Ans: Birmingham University
56. Who is Miriam?
Answer: Tayo’s wife
Chapter Twenty-two Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. Whose diary did Tayo discover in his study?
Ans: Vanessa’s
58. Why is Miriam loved by Tayo’s family?
Ans: She nursed Tayo’s father with care when he had stroke
Chapter Twenty-three Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. Whose house is described as ‘Beauty in the Heart of
Darkness’?
Ans: Uncle Kayode’s house
60, What is the name of the local artiste that took Tayo to
the village?
Ans: Akin
Chapter Twenty-Four Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. What led to the closure of universities?
Ans: University students protest
62. For what reason is Tayo Opposed to leaving the country?
Ans: He Wanted to wait and help his students
Chapter Twenty Five Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. In order of occurrence, what are the challenges Tayo faced
that made him reconsider leaving Nigeria?
Ans: The broken pipe, his house boy’s leave of him, his
disappointment in the Foundation and threats to his life.
64. What was his purpose of planning to travel to New York,
even though he eventually could not? Ans: To receive an
award for his book
65. Why did Simon arrange a meeting for Tayo and whom
did he hold it with?
Ans: To help in the possible funding of Tayo’s university
66. What was the outcome of the meeting?
Ans: Disappointment
Chapter Twenty-Six Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. Who challenged Tayo on the road on his way home?
Ans: The soldiers
68. What reason did the soldiers give for bringing Tayo
home?
Ans: They said Tayo had an accident while driving recklessly
Chapter Twenty-Seven Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. What circumstance led to the death of Nessa’s mother?
Ans: Cancer
70. What killed Tayo’s father?
Ans: Stroke
71. By what means did Tayo’s mother die?
Ans: An accident
Chapter Twenty-Eight Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. How many years of marriage did Nessa and Edward
celebrate at their wedding anniversary?
Ans: 18 years
73. ‘’To the woman I love, and with whom I have walked the
best 18 years of my life’’. Who made this statement?
Ans: Edward
74. To whom was the statement made?
Ans: Vanessa
Chapter Twenty-Nine Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. What is responsible for the divorce between Tayo and his
wife?
Ans: Tayo took priority in his students over his wife and
child
76. For what reason was Tayo detained?
Ans: For showing his students Perry Henzel’s film, The
Harder They Come.
Chapter Thirty Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
. What does Vanessa mean by the pick-up-your-stick-and-
sandals marriage?
Ans: A kind of love story wherein two lovers who are each
other’s first love do not get to marry each other but meet
later in life to re-unite
78. ‘’Ah, fuck you, Mum!’’ Who said this?
Ans: Suleiman
Chapter Thirty-One Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. What is the name of the home in which Nessa went to
check on her aged father?
Ans: The Carrington Home for the Elderly
80. For what reason did Nessa tell her father when she was
going to the airport?
Ans: To meet Tayo
81. What was her father looking for before she came?
Ans: His pen
Chapter Thirty-Two Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
82 What is name of Tayo’s driver?: Ans> Abdou
. 83. ‘’Marriage is a serious thing’’ who said this?
Ans: Tayo
84. To whom was it said?
Ans: Abdoun
Chapter Thirty-Three Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. In what part of the U.S. did Kemi reside?
Ans: San Francisco
86. Whose money was used for Tayo’s treatment after his
accident?
Ans: Miriam’s
Chapter Thirty-Four Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. Why was Vanessa initially reluctant to publish her father’s
manuscript?
Ans: The poor relationship between her and her father
88. Why did Vanessa’s mother return to England with young
Vanessa, while her father remained in Nigeria?
Ans: Vanessa’s mother had an affair with their gardener,
Danjuma.
Chapter Thirty-Five Likely JAMB UTME Questions And
Answers
. Tayo was employed to teach Oral histories in Northern
Nigeria and the political history of West Africa in?
Ans: San Francisco.
90. ‘‘…Race is a part of the fabric of this nation. You’re
either black or you’re white, and this affects every aspect of
your life’’ who said this?
Ans: Kwame
91. To whom was this said?
Ans: Tayo
Chapter Thirty-Six Likely JAMB UTME Questions And Answers
92. What honorary degree did Tayo receive?
Ans: Doctorate of literature
93. Who asked Tayo and Nessa to help take a photograph
of them?
Ans: A middle-aged couple
94. Did Miriam grace the occasion of Tayo’s award of
honorary degree?
Below are questions from the book Independence. We would
like you to answer the questions below your self. We have
provided answers to the questions above. Now we would like
to test you, If you have read the book , you should be able to
provide answers to this questions below. If you know the
answers to any of the questions, use the comment box to tell
others the answer in case of those that are yet to finish
reading the book.
1. Modupe and Tayo always visit where at dark hours
A. Lebanese Cinema
B. Hill’s Club
C. Auvergne’s Theatre
D. Las Palmas de Club
2. “Here is some money for the ladies”; The speaker here is
________
A. Uncle Kayode
B. Yusuf(Tayo’s friend)
C. Mr. Adeniyi Ajayi
D. Uncle B
3. It was said in the letter written to Inspector Adeniyi Ajayi,
that Tayo met King Olav’s son from ________
A. South Africa
B. London
C. Norway
D. Brazil
4. Mr. Ike Nwandi, studies _______ abroad
A. Latin
B. History
C. Law
D. Modern Languages
5. What was Uncle Kayode’s job rank before his return from
Abroad?
A. FBI agent
B. Lieutenant
C. Senior Army Officer
D. Superintendent
6. A simile embroidered to qualify Mr. Ajayi’s silver car was
________
7. Before Tayo’s travel, He presumed that Uncle Bola held
________
8. In the last sentence of Mr. Ajayi’s letter to his son was their
family’s motto which states ________
9.Who told Vanessa that Tayo and Christine are lovers.————
10. Yusuf married who ————
11. Where did Tunde live ————
12. The first three Nigeria students are Tayo, ————
13. Who Introduced Tayo to Pro Edward barker and his wife
————
14. What is the name of Tayo scout ————
15. Mrs baker preferred to be called what ————
16.Who named Vanessa Moremi ————
17. Simon’s girl friend name is ————
18.Why did Christine broke up with Tayo ?————
19.When Tayo discovered that something was going on
between Christine and Ike, He was _________
(a) Indifferent (b) jealous and was no longer himself (c) deeply
sorrowful (d) very angry with Ike and would harm him
20. Who did tayo feel indebted to for the scholarship?
A) head master faircliff b) Mrs burton c) Mr baker d) Mr
Richardson
21. What is the name of Tayo’s sister that worked as an
accountant?
A. Bayo
B. Bisi
C. Remi
D. Bola
22. Tayo was honoured with a doctorate degree in….
a) literature b) Litteris c) Literary
23. How many people received honorary degree along with
Tayo? ———
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