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

2. Who is Ogun?
(a) A Yoruba god.
(b) The "lost Traveller."
(c) The leader of a nearby village.
(d) The mayor of Lagos.

3. What is the formal title of the village leader?
(a) Alakowe.
(b) Ilujinle.
(c) Bale.
(d) Baba.

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

5. What does Lakunle say that he wants a wife to be?
(a) A leader.
(b) A servant.
(c) Property.
(d) A partner.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?

3. What evidence does Sidi give that women are not the "weaker sex" (4)?

4. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?

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

(see the answer key)

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