This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.

In the novel the 'pad' was a symbol of

  • A Success
  • B Unity
  • C Failure
  • D Love
jamb 2013english-language

The correct answer is C. Failure

Pad was a symbol of failure. Whoever fails during the previous year's annual examination was required to carry pad on his head throughout the first week of the new school year.

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