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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 is ironic about Sidi saying that Sadiku has a "honey tongue" (20)?
(a) Sadiku is the only character who actually cares about Sidi.
(b) Sadiku is obviously lying to Sidi.
(c) Sadiku's speech is densely packed with double-meanings and metaphors.
(d) Sadiku is one of the few characters whose speech is not broken into poetic lines.

2. Besides her own beauty, what does Sidi point out to Sadiku about the photographs?
(a) They will earn her a husband from Lagos.
(b) Baroka is old and unattractive.
(c) The village is small and poor.
(d) Lakunle is the most handsome man in the village.

3. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?
(a) Her mother and father.
(b) Lakunle and her mother.
(c) Lakunle and the stranger from Lagos.
(d) The stranger from Lagos and her father.

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

5. What is the formal title of the village leader?
(a) Alakowe.
(b) Bale.
(c) Ilujinle.
(d) Baba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting for the opening of "Noon"?

2. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?

3. Why does Sidi not want to spend any time alone with Baroka?

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

5. What evidence does Sidi give that women are not the "weaker sex" (4)?

(see the answer key)

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