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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 Baroka asks if the hypothetical suitor is "repulsive," (44), what is Sidi's answer?
(a) "He is old."
(b) "Yes, he disgusts me."
(c) "I have not seen him."
(d) "Of course not, Bale."

2. How do the villagers feel about Lakunle?
(a) They think he has done great things for their village.
(b) They admire his education but think that he is corrupt.
(c) They think he is strange and full of silly, pretentious ideas.
(d) They respect and fear him.

3. When Lakunle lists a large number of adjectives to describe their marriage customs, Sidi asks, "Is the bag empty? Why did you stop?" What literary technique is being used, here?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Euphemism.

4. What is the name of the village?
(a) Alakowe..
(b) Bale.
(c) Baba.
(d) Ilujinle.

5. What evidence does Sidi give that women are not the "weaker sex" (4)?
(a) They are the ones who give birth.
(b) They are good in a crisis.
(c) They are able to rule their households without social power.
(d) They do a lot of hard physical labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important piece of information does Sadiku give Sidi as a reason to marry Baroka?

2. When Sidi says that Sadiku has a "honey tongue," (20), what literary technique is being used?

3. What does Sidi say a man has to do in order to marry her?

4. Where does the "lost Traveller" come from?

5. What is the name of the previous Bale, Baroka's father?

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