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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Night".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening of "Night," where is Sidi?
(a) Shopping in the market.
(b) On a village road.
(c) In Baroka's bedroom.
(d) Inside the schoolhouse.

2. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?
(a) Sadiku has asked him what she can tell Sidi to persuade Sidi to marry him.
(b) He is anxious to prove that he is still masculine and powerful.
(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.

3. Where does the "lost Traveller" come from?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) A nearby village.
(c) Lagos.
(d) England.

4. What does the strange machine in Baroka's room turn out to be?
(a) A slot machine, for gambling.
(b) A machine to grind corn.
(c) A machine to make stamps.
(d) A voting machine.

5. When Lakunle lists a large number of adjectives to describe their marriage customs, Sidi asks, "Is the bag empty? Why did you stop?" What literary technique is being used, here?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakunle think of the villagers?

2. What job does Baroka give to his favorite wife?

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

4. While Baroka is angrily defending himself from the rumors about the pepper and ground corn, what is Sidi doing?

5. When Sidi enters Baroka's house, what is Baroka doing?

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