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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What question does Baroka pretend that he has not asked?
(a) Whether Sidi has spoken to Sadiku.
(b) Whether Sidi will come to dinner.
(c) Whether Sidi will marry him.
(d) Whether the Favorite's shawl is in the outer room.

3. When Sidi mentions that Baroka has not fathered any children for the past two years, what does Baroka say he suspects?
(a) That Sidi is smarter than she pretends to be.
(b) That Sidi does not love him.
(c) That the village is gossiping about him.
(d) That Sadiku has betrayed his confidence.

4. Why does Lakunle object to Sidi carrying things on her head?
(a) He says it is an example of how women are discriminated against.
(b) He says it makes her look like a beast of burden.
(c) He says it is bad for her spine.
(d) He says it is the way men, not women, carry things.

5. Why does Baroka call Sidi "my daughter"?
(a) He wants to remind her of her father.
(b) It is a custom to call everyone a generation younger "daughter" or "son."
(c) Sidi teases him by calling him "father," so he is playing along.
(d) He suspects that he might actually be her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village?

2. What confession does Baroka make to Sadiku that he says he has told no one else?

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

4. What excuse does Baraka give in advance, in case he loses his wrestling match?

5. Who is the village schoolmaster?

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