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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How do the villagers feel about Lakunle?
(a) They think he is strange and full of silly, pretentious ideas.
(b) They think he has done great things for their village.
(c) They respect and fear him.
(d) They admire his education but think that he is corrupt.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the village?

3. What does Lakunle think of the villagers?

4. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?

5. 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?

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