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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Morning".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lakunle think of the villagers?
(a) He thinks they are lazy and cruel.
(b) He thinks they are hard-working and clever.
(c) He thinks they are ignorant savages.
(d) He thinks they are innocent and childlike.

2. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?
(a) Platform shoes.
(b) Formal black shoes.
(c) Army boots.
(d) White sneakers.

3. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?
(a) The times tables.
(b) The English alphabet.
(c) A Nigerian folktale.
(d) English greetings.

4. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?
(a) She has trouble getting her work done.
(b) She can hardly breathe.
(c) Her clothes make her sad, now.
(d) The other villagers make fun of her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the formal title of the village leader?

2. Which word could reasonably be used to describe Lakunle's way of talking?

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

4. Who is the village schoolmaster?

5. Who is Ogun?

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