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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Baroka give to his favorite wife?
(a) Serving him at dinner.
(b) Pulling his underarm hairs.
(c) Rubbing his feet.
(d) Carrying messages for him.

2. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?
(a) English greetings.
(b) The times tables.
(c) The English alphabet.
(d) A Nigerian folktale.

3. To whom does Sadiku pray on Sidi's behalf?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Ogun.
(c) Sango.
(d) The Christian God.

4. Why does Sidi not want to spend any time alone with Baroka?
(a) She is worried that he will compromise her honor.
(b) She has heard that he is extremely corrupt.
(c) She is worried about his reputation for violence.
(d) She finds him too disgusting to be alone with him.

5. To what part of a lion does Sidi compare Baroka when she speaks with Sadiku?
(a) Its hind-quarters.
(b) Its mane.
(c) Its claws.
(d) Its teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Baroka call "the queen of them all" (31)?

2. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?

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

4. In "Noon," what example of Baroka's corruption does Lakunle give?

5. How do the villagers feel about Lakunle?

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