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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 Sidi suggest that Lakunle should do if he does not like the village?
(a) Learn to see it in a new way.
(b) Suffer in silence.
(c) Move.
(d) Work to change it.

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

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

4. What does Sidi say a man has to do in order to marry her?
(a) Kill a lion.
(b) Pay her bride-price.
(c) Become a leader.
(d) Speak with her father.

5. What is the name of the village?
(a) Bale.
(b) Ilujinle.
(c) Alakowe..
(d) Baba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?

2. Who is the village schoolmaster?

3. Who is the author of The Lion and the Jewel?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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