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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When Lakunle talks about machines that will someday help women with their work, what is Sidi's reply?
(a) She says that she will marry him if he can get her these machines.
(b) She says that she will move to Lagos, where she can use these machines.
(c) She says that he will turn their whole world upside down.
(d) She says that he is lying and that these things do not exist.

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

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

9. What does Lakunle say is true about women's intelligence?
(a) They are men's intellectual equals.
(b) They have smaller and less capable brains.
(c) They are better at strategy than men are.
(d) They are good at talking, but not good at math.

10. Who is Ogun?
(a) The leader of a nearby village.
(b) The mayor of Lagos.
(c) The "lost Traveller."
(d) A Yoruba god.

11. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?
(a) Army boots.
(b) White sneakers.
(c) Platform shoes.
(d) Formal black shoes.

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

13. Which word could reasonably be used to describe Lakunle's way of talking?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Respectful.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the villagers feel about Lakunle?

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

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

4. Who is the village schoolmaster?

5. What does Sidi suggest that Lakunle should do if he does not like the village?

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