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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes Iyaloja's feelings upon hearing that Elesin wishes to take a bride, according to the text?
(a) Grieved.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Angry.
(d) Upset.

2. Where is most of the play set?
(a) The ball.
(b) The marketplace.
(c) Elesin's palace.
(d) The cellar.

3. In which year did the actual occurrence described in the play take place?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1943.

4. Finish the sentence. The British involvement in this story is ______________.
(a) Contradictory.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Problematic.
(d) Incidental.

5. Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Elesin's character?
(a) Committed.
(b) Charismatic.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Charming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the object that distracts Elesin offstage in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play?

2. What is Olunde's suicide weapon as stated in the author's note?

3. In which country did the original story take place?

4. The author states that this story illustrates a ____________________ between two cultures.

5. At which setting does the play open?

(see the answer key)

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