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

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1992 Subject: Literature In English

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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

the young Englishman loaded too much tension into the steel ropes

he had been playing at work with the steel ropes

the steel ropes were old, slack and gave way

he had always wanted a wooden leg

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In Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born', Kofi Billy's right leg was cut off by a machine because he had been playing at work with the steel ropes. The incident happened when the young Englishman loaded too much tension into the steel ropes, causing them to snap and hit Kofi Billy's leg. The accident left him with a permanent disability, forcing him to wear a wooden leg.

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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

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