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

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

3. Who is Sidi?
(a) The best friend of the "jewel" of the village.
(b) The "jewel" of the village.
(c) The senior wife of the village leader.
(d) The favorite wife of the village leader.

4. How did Sidi meet the "lost Traveller"?
(a) He came to the village on assignment for his magazine and Sidi was pointed out as the "jewel" of the village.
(b) His car broke down and he stopped Sidi to ask for help.
(c) He passed out from drinking and Sidi is the one her found him.
(d) He fell in the river trying to sneak a picture of Sidi bathing.

5. 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 good in a crisis.
(c) They are the ones who give birth.
(d) They are able to rule their households without social power.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?

4. Why does Lakunle object to Sidi carrying things on her head?

5. Who is the village schoolmaster?

(see the answer key)

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