View a FREE sample

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 servant.
(b) Property.
(c) A leader.
(d) A partner.

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

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

4. Which word could reasonably be used to describe Lakunle's way of talking?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Cheerful.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?

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

4. When Lakunle talks about machines that will someday help women with their work, what is Sidi's reply?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 366 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample