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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Night".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sidi returns to the clearing, what does Sadiku learn?
(a) Baroka used her to trick Sidi.
(b) Baroka is demanding that she return to the palace immediately.
(c) Baroka has rejected Sidi.
(d) Baroka wants to divorce her.

2. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?
(a) Lakunle and the stranger from Lagos.
(b) Lakunle and her mother.
(c) Her mother and father.
(d) The stranger from Lagos and her father.

3. To whom does Sadiku pray on Sidi's behalf?
(a) Ogun.
(b) The Christian God.
(c) Sango.
(d) Jesus Christ.

4. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?
(a) He is trying to impress Sadiku, because he is afraid that she does not love him.
(b) Sadiku has asked him what she can tell Sidi to persuade Sidi to marry him.
(c) He is anxious to prove that he is still masculine and powerful.
(d) Sadiku is teasing him about getting older.

5. When Lakunle learns that Sidi has lost her virginity to Baroka, what is his response?
(a) He faints in the middle of the village square.
(b) He tells her that she disgusts him.
(c) He decides to move away from the village.
(d) He still wants to marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?

2. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?

3. What kind of transportation does Lakunle say he wants to bring to the village?

4. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?

5. What mysterious object does Sadiku have wrapped up in the beginning of "Night"?

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