This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless. After impregnating Maa Tsuru, Kwei's family treats him like a

Analyze the question: The question asks how Kwei's family reacted to him after he got Maa Tsuru pregnant in Amma Darko's Faceless. The word "treats him like a ..." points to a simile for how they regarded him.

Concept: In Faceless, Kwei and Maa Tsuru are the parents of Fofo, who becomes a street girl. Their poverty and the circumstances of their union are part of what pushes the family into the cycle of neglect and hardship that the novel criticises. Kwei's family disapproves of the relationship and rejects him because of it. They avoid him and cut ties, treating him as someone to be shunned.

Solution: Compare each option with that reaction.

• A. Renegade: someone who deserts or betrays a cause. This doesn't describe how his family saw him.
• B. Leper: a person shunned and cast out by society. This matches the family's rejection and avoidance of Kwei.
• C. Foreigner: an outsider from another land. Kwei is not treated as a stranger from elsewhere.
• D. Desperado: a reckless criminal. This describes a type of person, not how the family treated him.

Answer: The family ostracised Kwei and avoided him as if he were contagious, so the best fit is B. leper.

Tip: In "treated like a ..." questions, look for the word that describes how people react to someone. "Leper" always suggests being shunned or ostracised, so it is a good match for any scene of social rejection.