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What is expected of Elesin?

To ritually slaughter a horse.

To ritually kill another man.

To take many young brides.

To commit suicide.

What is the name of Elesin's son?

Joseph.

Olunde.

Wole.

Amusa.

What does Pilkings see between the Yorubas' unwillingness to die and the Yoruba cheering for Elesin to die?

Unfairness

Hypocrisy.

Justice.

Idiocy.

Who is Elesin?

The King's Horseman.

The King's Bodyguard.

The King's Chief General.

The King's Adviser.

Why does Olunde kill himself?

To prove he is brave.

To preserve his family's honor and the honor of the tribe.

To preserve the honor of only his father.

To preserve the peace and uphold British law.

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