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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Noon".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lakunle lists a large number of adjectives to describe their marriage customs, Sidi asks, "Is the bag empty? Why did you stop?" What literary technique is being used, here?
(a) Personification.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Euphemism.

2. Near the end of "Noon," what does Sadiku say that angers Baroka?
(a) Sadiku does not trust the Favorite to take care of him.
(b) Sidi thinks he is too old.
(c) Sadiku does not want him to take another wife.
(d) Sidi will not marry him.

3. What is Sadiku's response to Sidi's refusal of Baroka's proposal?
(a) She thinks that Sidi has lost her mind.
(b) She thinks that Sidi has become vain because of the photographs.
(c) She thinks that Sidi is only pretending to refuse.
(d) She thinks that Sidi is being clever.

4. What is happening onstage while Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption?
(a) Schoolboys hang out the window of the school, mocking Lakunle.
(b) Baroka is hiding behind a market stall, listening.
(c) Actors recreate a pantomimed version of his story.
(d) The man from Lagos has reappeared.

5. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?
(a) She can hardly breathe.
(b) The other villagers make fun of her.
(c) Her clothes make her sad, now.
(d) She has trouble getting her work done.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?

3. To what part of a lion does Sidi compare Baroka when she speaks with Sadiku?

4. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?

5. When Lakunle hears Baroka's plans for Sidi, what does he say about Baroka?

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