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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Ogun?
(a) The leader of a nearby village.
(b) The "lost Traveller."
(c) A Yoruba god.
(d) The mayor of Lagos.
2. Which word could reasonably be used to describe Lakunle's way of talking?
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Respectful.
3. What is the formal title of the village leader?
(a) Baba.
(b) Alakowe.
(c) Ilujinle.
(d) Bale.
4. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?
(a) The times tables.
(b) The English alphabet.
(c) A Nigerian folktale.
(d) English greetings.
5. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?
(a) The lost traveller.
(b) Baroka.
(c) The photographer.
(d) Lakunle.
6. How did Sidi meet the "lost Traveller"?
(a) He fell in the river trying to sneak a picture of Sidi bathing.
(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 passed out from drinking and Sidi is the one her found him.
7. What does Lakunle say is true about women's intelligence?
(a) They have smaller and less capable brains.
(b) They are better at strategy than men are.
(c) They are men's intellectual equals.
(d) They are good at talking, but not good at math.
8. Who is the author of The Lion and the Jewel?
(a) Soyinka.
(b) Baroka.
(c) Sadiku.
(d) Lakunle.
9. What does Lakunle say that he wants a wife to be?
(a) A leader.
(b) A servant.
(c) Property.
(d) A partner.
10. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?
(a) Holding hands.
(b) Hugging.
(c) Shaking hands.
(d) Kissing.
11. 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) Euphemism.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metaphor.
12. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?
(a) Soyinka.
(b) Sidi.
(c) Baroka.
(d) Sadiku.
13. Where does the "lost Traveller" come from?
(a) A nearby village.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) England.
14. What evidence does Sidi give that women are not the "weaker sex" (4)?
(a) They do a lot of hard physical labor.
(b) They are good in a crisis.
(c) They are the ones who give birth.
(d) They are able to rule their households without social power.
15. What does Lakunle say is inappropriate about the way Sidi is dressed?
(a) It is too masculine.
(b) It is immodest.
(c) It is eccentric.
(d) It is old-fashioned.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lakunle think of the villagers?
2. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?
3. Who is the village schoolmaster?
4. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?
5. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?
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