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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 does Lakunle think of the villagers?
(a) He thinks they are lazy and cruel.
(b) He thinks they are ignorant savages.
(c) He thinks they are innocent and childlike.
(d) He thinks they are hard-working and clever.

2. What does Sidi say a man has to do in order to marry her?
(a) Kill a lion.
(b) Pay her bride-price.
(c) Speak with her father.
(d) Become a leader.

3. In the opening of "Noon," to what does Sidi compare Lakunle?
(a) A schoolboy.
(b) A lion.
(c) A book.
(d) A eunuch.

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

5. When Sidi says that Sadiku has a "honey tongue," (20), what literary technique is being used?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Synechdoche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second setting in the "Noon" section of the play?

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

3. What is the formal title of the village leader?

4. In the opening of "Noon," what is Sidi doing while Sadiku tries to talk to her?

5. What is ironic about Sidi saying that Sadiku has a "honey tongue" (20)?

(see the answer key)

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