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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Noon".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?
(a) Sadiku.
(b) Baroka.
(c) Sidi.
(d) Soyinka.

2. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?
(a) Sidi appears more times in the magazine.
(b) Lakunle believes that Sidi is smarter than Baroka.
(c) Important people from Lagos want to meet Sidi.
(d) The villagers suggest that Sidi would make a better leader.

3. When Sidi says that Sadiku has a "honey tongue," (20), what literary technique is being used?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allegory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "Noon," what is Sidi doing while Sadiku tries to talk to her?

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

3. Near the end of "Noon," what does Sadiku say that angers Baroka?

4. 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?

5. In "Noon," what example of Baroka's corruption does Lakunle give?

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