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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?
(a) She will end up with a worthless husband.
(b) People will gossip that she was not a virgin when she married.
(c) She will lose the status that she has as a leader in her village.
(d) Her parents will disown her.

2. In "Noon," what example of Baroka's corruption does Lakunle give?
(a) He tells about Baroka bribing a judge.
(b) He tells about Baroka getting the railroad rerouted.
(c) He tells about Baroka seducing Lakunle's younger sister.
(d) He tells about Baroka embezzling money meant for the school.

3. What does Sidi suggest that Lakunle should do if he does not like the village?
(a) Move.
(b) Suffer in silence.
(c) Learn to see it in a new way.
(d) Work to change it.

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

5. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?
(a) Important people from Lagos want to meet Sidi.
(b) The villagers suggest that Sidi would make a better leader.
(c) Lakunle believes that Sidi is smarter than Baroka.
(d) Sidi appears more times in the magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sidi says that Sadiku has a "honey tongue," (20), what literary technique is being used?

2. Whom does Baroka call "the queen of them all" (31)?

3. What important piece of information does Sadiku give Sidi as a reason to marry Baroka?

4. What does Sadiku say will happen to Lakunle if he stays for the women's ritual?

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

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