Brief Description:
“The
Last Days at Forcados High School” by A.H. Mohammed tells the story of
Jimi Solade last days in senior secondary school. A combination of
African family values and western influence on children.
Characters:
1. Jimi Solade:
He is the main character in the novel.
He is intelligent and very good in sports. He is also the health
prefect, athletic club captain and best footballer. He won prizes such
as the best Chemistry student and the best athlete.
He is a member of Tiger house. He won the 100m race and also won a scholarship to study Electrical Engineering.
2. Wole Solade:
He is the brother of Jimi Solade. He
behaved in a very bad manner. He engaged in the sale and use of hard
drugs. His father disliked him because of his bad behavior.
He dropped out of school because of his
bad behaviour. He broke into the school laboratory and stole the new
microscope and other stuff.
3. Mrs Solade:
A soft spoken woman and mother of Jimi,
Wole and Femi Solade. She died of ovarian cancer. She took side with
Wole when her husband made bad remarks about him.
4. Mr Solade:
Father of Femi, Wole and Jimi.
5. Efua Coker:
A tall, slender girl with large eyes
and long eyelashes and a masculine voice. She went further to study
medicine. She was a member of a group EGG whose aim was to cater for
women and children.
Her classmates nicknamed her ‘’The
Witch’’. Jimi Solade nicknamed her ‘’baby doll’’. She was a close friend
of Miss Agbenenovi; a youth corper posted to Forcados High School.
She wrote a controversial letter to
Miss Novi. She stood up for Jimi when everyone taught he masterminded
the stealing of the new microscope and other stuff. She was expelled
from St. Catherine’s.
6. Nene Ekpo:
A plump girl with short plaits and a
round gentle face. A good friend of Jimi, Ansa and Efua. She leaked
Efua’s controversial letter to Jimi.
Her father was a pastor. Her youngest
brother attended Mother’s Joy Nursery School. She was the singing lead
in the cultural dance drama “oluronbi”. She went further to study
Accountancy.
7. Ansa:
A good friend of Jimi and Nene. He likes painting and shared this interest with Efua. He desired to study Architecture.
He accommodated Jimi when Wole invited
his bad mannered friends to Mr Solade home. He was not happy at the end
of first term because he failed his exams and dreaded what his mother
would say. He went further to study Architecture.
8. Mr Mallum:
A small, wiry man with an odd accent. He is the principal of Forcados High School.
9. Jolly Stephen:
A big boy, an arts student. He liked
wearing chains on his trousers and trainers instead of sandals. He made
photocopies of a letter Efua wrote to Miss Novi.
10. Seyi Lawal:
He is the Head Boy of Forcados High School.
11. Risikat:
Mrs Solade housemaid. She informed Jimi that his mum fainted.
12. Mama Silifat:
She sold puff-puff and akara outside the school. She was fond of Jimi and called him Akinjimi and omo mi.
13. The Rhymers:
A group of five boys. They composed Hip-Hop music.
14. Mr Izaegbegbe:
He is Ansa’s father.
15. Icheen Igbo:
He took the second position in the 100m race.
16. Femi Solade:
The eldest brother of Jimi Solade.
17. Mr Edet:
He taught Chemistry at Forcados High School.
18. Samu:
He owned an ice cream bar.
19. Teacher Bade:
The students nicknamed him “cane”.
20. Miss Coker:
The music teacher at Forcados High School.
21. Mrs Alli:
Efua’s aunt.
22. Ada:
The Head Girl at Forcados High School.
23. Mrs Tanimoro:
The guidance counsellor at Forcados High School.
24. A.H. Mohammed:
The author of the novel “The last Days at Forcados High School’’.
25. Joke:
A close friend of Efua Coker. She
informed Efua of the gossip student made over her relationship with Miss
Novi. She also helped Efua to pick her books when Caro bumped on her.
26. Caro:
The Queen –Bee and Jimi’s girlfriend .
27. Mr Vann:
He taught Physics at Forcados High School.
28. Mrs Obange:
The principal of St. Catherine’s.
29. Mr Salami:
The English Language teacher at Forcados High School.
30. Miss Agbenenovi:
The youth corper posted to Forcados High School. She filled in for Mt Salami.
31. Jide:
The smallest boy in the class. He danced with Efua during the Mid-term Dinner.
St. Catherine’s:
The School Efua Coker was expelled from.
Oluronbi:
The cultural dance drama held at Forcados High School.
Mother’s Joy Nursery School:
The school Nene Ekpo youngest brother attended.
The Last Days At Forcados High School
Instructions
1. This test is a test of 30 questions
randomly selected from a large number of past UTME questions and you are
expected to select only one option as your answer to each question.
2. You have 20 minutes which will be
counting down at the top right corner of the test page to take this test
and if you are unable to complete the test in time, it will
automatically save and submit what you were able to attempt for
assessment.
3. If you do not have an instant idea
of a question you can skip it by clicking on the next button, you can
re-attempt the skipped question when you have attempted others.
At the end of the test, you will have
access to the various answers for the different questions and some
explanations and if after going through these answers, you feel any
answer is incorrect, leave you complaints and opinions in the comments
section below.
Once you are done with the test, click
on “Finish Test” to see your score and then “View Answers And
Explanations” to see the explanations and answers to the questions.
If you are not yet done with the test
but wish to end it, click on “End Test [Questions Review]” and then on
“Finish Test”. You may also click on “View Answers And Explanations” to
see the answers and explanations as well as on “Take Another Test” to
restart the test with a different set of questions.
Good luck!
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