The Lion and the Jewel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Lion and the Jewel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 93 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?
(a) She has trouble getting her work done.
(b) The other villagers make fun of her.
(c) She can hardly breathe.
(d) Her clothes make her sad, now.

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?

2. What is Sidi carrying in the opening of the play?

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

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

5. What does Lakunle think of the villagers?

(see the answer keys)

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