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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?
(a) The villagers suggest that Sidi would make a better leader.
(b) Lakunle believes that Sidi is smarter than Baroka.
(c) Sidi appears more times in the magazine.
(d) Important people from Lagos want to meet Sidi.

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

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

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

10. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?
(a) She is pointing out that he is making himself an outsider.
(b) Lakunle is the best dancer in their village.
(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 "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Holding hands.
(c) Shaking hands.
(d) Hugging.

12. What evidence does Sidi give that women are not the "weaker sex" (4)?
(a) They are the ones who give birth.
(b) They are good in a crisis.
(c) They are able to rule their households without social power.
(d) They do a lot of hard physical labor.

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

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

15. 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) Allegory.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sidi meet the "lost Traveller"?

2. What is the name of the village?

3. Who is the village schoolmaster?

4. Who is the author of The Lion and the Jewel?

5. Why does Lakunle object to Sidi carrying things on her head?

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