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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the end of the play, whom does Sidi marry?
(a) No one--she decides to stay single.
(b) Baroka.
(c) The man from Lagos.
(d) Lakunle.

4. While Baroka is angrily defending himself from the rumors about the pepper and ground corn, what is Sidi doing?
(a) Listening skeptically.
(b) Looking around his room at the hunting trophies.
(c) Singing and dancing.
(d) Laughing at him.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?

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

3. What is the setting for the opening of "Noon"?

4. What is the name of the village?

5. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?

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