"Life Is Sweet at Kumansenu"

Which of the following statements best explains why Bola refuses to follow the magician's advice concerning her sixth-born son?

• She hopes the child will return in another birth.

• She disapproves of the practices of Musa, the village magician.

• The child may return and torment the village.

• The child is especially beautiful and well formed.

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Asi, Meji's younger daughter, lives with Bola because

• Bola thinks Meji is a cold and unloving person.

• Meji believes Asi can be of help to Bola.

• Meji was left the village and his whereabouts are unknown.

• Asi is a frail child who needs special care.

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Meji explains that he has returned home to

• take up permanent residence there.

• describe to his mother how he became ill.

• thank his mother.

• take Asi back to the city with him.

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What effect does Asi's opening the locket have on Bola?

• Bola remains defiant and insistent.

• Bola becomes withdrawn.

• Bola decides to move away.

• Bola finally believes that her son has died

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As a result of her defiance of tradition, Bola

• brings division and hardship upon the village.

• learns that even a short life is precious.

• becomes an outcast in her village.

• influences Musa to revise his religious beliefs

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"Life is Sweet at Kumansenu" can best be described as

• a look at the marriage of Meji and his wife.

• a political statement about infant deaths.

• a ghost story.

• a sympathetic statement about one mother's devotion.

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In "Life is Sweet at Kumansenu," Nicol uses foreshadowing to

• ensure the ending will surprise the reader.

• hint at the eventual outcome of the story.

• confuse the reader.

• provide a twist in the plot.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing?

• Bola finds Meji in her locked house.

• Meji insists that his mother tell no one about his return.

• Meji rubs his neck constantly and speaks hoarsely.

• Meji's wife sorrowfully speaks about her husband's accident.

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Why did Musa, the village magician, advise Bola to mangle the corpse of her sixth dead son?

• Musa is evil.

• He wanted to make sure the child's soul did not return.

• There was nowhere to bury the body.

• He believed it would cause the child to be reincarnated.

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Bola's seventh son, Meji, was born with a scratch on his left buttock. Why was this significant?

• It meant Meji was destined to be a great man.

• It meant Meji was the same child who had been born six times before.

• It meant the midwife tried to kill Meji.

• It meant Meji would grow up to be an outlaw.

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