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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term is used by the women of the market several times while in an argument with Amusa?

2. What does Pilkings say Olunde is coming to get from Elesin before he leaves?

3. What connects Elesin's handcuffs together?

4. What will ride at the feet of the king's horse in the afterlife?

5. Throughout the play there is a correlation between the death of the power of religion as well as the death of __________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does self-sacrifice relate to this story? What can be inferred about the views on self-sacrifice between the two cultures?

Essay Topic 3

How does Elesin explain his failure to complete his transition? How do God and intervention relate to one another in this respect?

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