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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Allegory.
(c) Personification.
(d) Euphemism.

3. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?
(a) Sidi.
(b) Sadiku.
(c) Soyinka.
(d) Baroka.

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

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

6. What does Lakunle say that he wants a wife to be?
(a) Property.
(b) A leader.
(c) A servant.
(d) A partner.

7. What is Sidi carrying in the opening of the play?
(a) Rice.
(b) A magazine.
(c) Books.
(d) Water.

8. What is the formal title of the village leader?
(a) Ilujinle.
(b) Bale.
(c) Alakowe.
(d) Baba.

9. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?
(a) The lost traveller.
(b) Baroka.
(c) The photographer.
(d) Lakunle.

10. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?
(a) Lakunle is the best dancer in their village.
(b) She is pointing out that he is making himself an outsider.
(c) She feels bad for arguing with him earlier and wants to make it up to him.
(d) Lakunle asks Sidi for the role because he is trying to get back on her good side.

11. What is the name of the village?
(a) Bale.
(b) Ilujinle.
(c) Alakowe..
(d) Baba.

12. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?
(a) English greetings.
(b) The English alphabet.
(c) A Nigerian folktale.
(d) The times tables.

13. Who is the village schoolmaster?
(a) Soyinka.
(b) Sadiku.
(c) Baroka.
(d) Lakunle.

14. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?
(a) Hugging.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Holding hands.
(d) Shaking hands.

15. How did Sidi meet the "lost Traveller"?
(a) His car broke down and he stopped Sidi to ask for help.
(b) He came to the village on assignment for his magazine and Sidi was pointed out as the "jewel" of the village.
(c) He fell in the river trying to sneak a picture of Sidi bathing.
(d) He passed out from drinking and Sidi is the one her found him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Sidi give that women are not the "weaker sex" (4)?

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

3. When Lakunle talks about machines that will someday help women with their work, what is Sidi's reply?

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

5. What does Lakunle say is inappropriate about the way Sidi is dressed?

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