1. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?
(a) He is anxious to prove that he is still masculine and powerful.
(b) Sadiku has asked him what she can tell Sidi to persuade Sidi to marry him.
(c) He is trying to impress Sadiku, because he is afraid that she does not love him.
(d) Sadiku is teasing him about getting older.

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

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

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

5. When Lakunle talks about machines that will someday help women with their work, what is Sidi's reply?
(a) She says that he will turn their whole world upside down.
(b) She says that she will move to Lagos, where she can use these machines.
(c) She says that she will marry him if he can get her these machines.
(d) She says that he is lying and that these things do not exist.