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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?
(a) Lakunle.
(b) The lost traveller.
(c) The photographer.
(d) Baroka.

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

3. Who is Sidi?
(a) The best friend of the "jewel" of the village.
(b) The "jewel" of the village.
(c) The senior wife of the village leader.
(d) The favorite wife of the village leader.

4. Who is Sadiku?
(a) One of Baroka's concubines.
(b) Sidi's mother.
(c) Baroka's senior wife.
(d) Baroka's favorite wife.

5. To what part of a lion does Sidi compare Baroka when she speaks with Sadiku?
(a) Its mane.
(b) Its claws.
(c) Its hind-quarters.
(d) Its teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the village schoolmaster?

2. How do the villagers feel about Lakunle?

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

4. While Lakunle is telling his story about Baroka's corruption, what does Sidi do?

5. What is happening onstage while Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption?

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