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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?
(a) Lakunle believes that Sidi is smarter than Baroka.
(b) Important people from Lagos want to meet Sidi.
(c) The villagers suggest that Sidi would make a better leader.
(d) Sidi appears more times in the magazine.

2. Why does Lakunle object to Sidi carrying things on her head?
(a) He says it makes her look like a beast of burden.
(b) He says it is the way men, not women, carry things.
(c) He says it is bad for her spine.
(d) He says it is an example of how women are discriminated against.

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

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

5. Where does the "lost Traveller" come from?
(a) England.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Lagos.
(d) A nearby village.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?

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

4. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?

5. How did Sidi meet the "lost Traveller"?

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