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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Olunde, what is the greatest art of the British?

2. According to Olunde, the English do not _______________ what they don't understand.

3. Olunde does not _______________ Elesin when he sees him.

4. Who sits inside Elesin's cell with him?

5. What do the women of the market sing while Elesin begins to make the transition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the roles of individualism and altruism work in opposition of one another throughout the play? Explain your reasoning using in-text citations.

Essay Topic 2

Each culture [British and Yoruban] holds varying views on death and death's meaning. How does each culture's view of death differ? Why might these differences cause conflict or confrontation between the two cultures?

Essay Topic 3

Pilkings and Elesin are similar in many more ways than are directly visible to either of them. Explain the similarities that lie between Elesin and Pilkings and postulate as to why Soyinka would have chosen to add that particular element to the story.

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