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

2. What mysterious object does Sadiku have wrapped up in the beginning of "Night"?
(a) A sacrifice to Sango.
(b) A drum.
(c) Part of Sidi's bride-price.
(d) A statue of Baroka.

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

4. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?
(a) The heroines of famous Western novels.
(b) Famous Ethiopian actresses.
(c) Important women in the Bible.
(d) His own sisters.

5. Who is Sidi?
(a) The best friend of the "jewel" of the village.
(b) The favorite wife of the village leader.
(c) The "jewel" of the village.
(d) The senior wife of the village leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?

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

3. When Sidi returns to the clearing, what does Sadiku learn?

4. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?

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

(see the answer key)

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