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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baroka send Sidi to look for the Favorite's shawl?
(a) He thinks that the Favorite might have lost the shawl.
(b) He wants to know if the Favorite plans to return that evening.
(c) He wants to get Sidi out of the room while he dresses.
(d) He wants to see if Sidi will obey him.

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

3. In the opening of "Noon," to what does Sidi compare Lakunle?
(a) A eunuch.
(b) A book.
(c) A schoolboy.
(d) A lion.

4. What job does Baroka give to his favorite wife?
(a) Carrying messages for him.
(b) Pulling his underarm hairs.
(c) Serving him at dinner.
(d) Rubbing his feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Baraka give in advance, in case he loses his wrestling match?

2. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?

3. What does Lakunle imply is usually responsible for women's strange behavior?

4. Who is Ogun?

5. When Sidi mentions that Baroka has not fathered any children for the past two years, what does Baroka say he suspects?

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