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Post-UTME Chemistry 2016 Objective — Question 2

Question 2 of 20 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Chemistry 2016 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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[Passage: from Camara Laye's 'The African Child' - describes childhood breakfast customs, with the mother enforcing strict rules of conduct and cleanliness at meals (e.g. no talking, no gazing at older guests, only taking food from directly in front of oneself unless given more), even though the father was nominally the head of the household.] We can deduce from the passage that

  • A. everyone mentioned ate from the same dish
  • B. the narrator ate from the same dish with only those who shared his bed
  • C. there were only two groups during the morning mealCorrect
  • D. there were more than two groups during the morning meal

Explanation

The passage describes 'one dish for the men, and another for my mothers and sisters' - i.e. two groups/dishes.

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