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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the women of the market carry as they enter Elesin's cell?
(a) Amusa.
(b) A pyre.
(c) Olunde.
(d) A coffin.

2. What does Elesin consider to be model wifely behavior?
(a) Love.
(b) Caring for children.
(c) Silence.
(d) Speaking in defense of her husband.

3. What is proof of the new bride's virginity?
(a) Velvet cloth.
(b) A ring.
(c) The bridal tent.
(d) White flowers.

4. Whom does Soyinka blame for the tragedy of the story?
(a) Elesin Oba.
(b) The French.
(c) Iyaloja.
(d) The British.

5. Where will the ball be taking place?
(a) The colonial residency.
(b) Pilkings' house.
(c) Outside at the marketplace.
(d) Under the stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the greatest fear of the Yoruban people?

2. What do the women of the market threaten to remove from Amusa if he refuses to leave?

3. Which century of dress are the Europeans wearing at the ball, as explained in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. Who is the Residency's club secretary?

5. What does Jane call the scene of splendor as Olunde gestures toward it during their argument?

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