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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What confession does Baroka make to Sadiku that he says he has told no one else?
(a) He is afraid he is becoming impotent.
(b) He regrets his most recent marriage.
(c) He does not actually love Sidi.
(d) He is ready to step down as Bale.

3. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?
(a) Important women in the Bible.
(b) His own sisters.
(c) Famous Ethiopian actresses.
(d) The heroines of famous Western novels.

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

5. In the opening of "Noon," what is Sidi doing while Sadiku tries to talk to her?
(a) Carrying firewood.
(b) Arguing with Lakunle.
(c) Carrying water.
(d) Looking at her pictures in the magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of "Noon," what does Sadiku say that angers Baroka?

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

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

4. What does Lakunle say that he wants a wife to be?

5. What does Lakunle say is true about women's intelligence?

(see the answer key)

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