View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of The Lion and the Jewel?
(a) Lakunle.
(b) Sadiku.
(c) Baroka.
(d) Soyinka.

2. Which word could reasonably be used to describe Lakunle's way of talking?
(a) Respectful.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Pessimistic.

3. Near the end of "Noon," what does Sadiku say that angers Baroka?
(a) Sidi will not marry him.
(b) Sadiku does not trust the Favorite to take care of him.
(c) Sidi thinks he is too old.
(d) Sadiku does not want him to take another wife.

4. What is the name of the previous Bale, Baroka's father?
(a) Ailatu.
(b) Ilujinle.
(c) Okiki.
(d) Odum.

5. 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) Euphemism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakunle say that he wants a wife to be?

2. What kind of school does Lakunle wish the village had?

3. How does Sadiku suggest that Lakunle save the bride-price for Sidi?

4. What does Lakunle say is inappropriate about the way Sidi is dressed?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 215 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample