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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
Kofi Billy's right leg was cut off by a machine in the novel because

  • A. the young Englishman loaded too much tension into the steel ropes
  • B. he had been playing at work with the steel ropes
  • C. the steel ropes were old, slack and gave way
  • D. he had always wanted a wooden leg
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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
At one point in the novel, Jack paints his face
This act can be interpreted to mean

  • A. regression into savagery
  • B. that he is now fully ready for the dance
  • C. an attempt to hide from the other children
  • D. an attempt to hide from the animals he wishes to hunt
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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
The island in the novel is a

  • A. symbol of peace
  • B. hide out for children during the war
  • C. symbol of innocence
  • D. world of abundance
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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
That the rescue ship was attracted not by a fire made for the purpose but by one aimed at smoking Ralph out for destruction is a case of

  • A. oxymoron
  • B. paradox
  • C. irony
  • D. catastrophe
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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
The character in the novel who best symbolizes man's pride in his ability to reason is

  • A. Henry
  • B. Maurice
  • C. Piggy
  • D. Roger
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