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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the village schoolmaster?
(a) Lakunle.
(b) Baroka.
(c) Soyinka.
(d) Sadiku.

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

3. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?
(a) Hugging.
(b) Shaking hands.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Holding hands.

4. What does Lakunle say is inappropriate about the way Sidi is dressed?
(a) It is too masculine.
(b) It is immodest.
(c) It is old-fashioned.
(d) It is eccentric.

5. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?
(a) People will gossip that she was not a virgin when she married.
(b) She will end up with a worthless husband.
(c) Her parents will disown her.
(d) She will lose the status that she has as a leader in her village.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?

2. What does Sidi suggest that Lakunle should do if he does not like the village?

3. What is Sidi carrying in the opening of the play?

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

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

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