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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?
(a) Soyinka.
(b) Baroka.
(c) Sidi.
(d) Sadiku.
2. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?
(a) Lakunle believes that Sidi is smarter than Baroka.
(b) Sidi appears more times in the magazine.
(c) The villagers suggest that Sidi would make a better leader.
(d) Important people from Lagos want to meet Sidi.
3. 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) Personification.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Metaphor.
4. How do the villagers feel about Lakunle?
(a) They think he has done great things for their village.
(b) They think he is strange and full of silly, pretentious ideas.
(c) They admire his education but think that he is corrupt.
(d) They respect and fear him.
5. Which word could reasonably be used to describe Lakunle's way of talking?
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Respectful.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Condescending.
6. What is the name of the village?
(a) Bale.
(b) Alakowe..
(c) Ilujinle.
(d) Baba.
7. 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 the ones who give birth.
(c) They are able to rule their households without social power.
(d) They are good in a crisis.
8. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?
(a) Her clothes make her sad, now.
(b) She has trouble getting her work done.
(c) The other villagers make fun of her.
(d) She can hardly breathe.
9. What does Sidi say a man has to do in order to marry her?
(a) Pay her bride-price.
(b) Kill a lion.
(c) Speak with her father.
(d) Become a leader.
10. 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 is lying and that these things do not exist.
(d) She says that he will turn their whole world upside down.
11. What is Sidi carrying in the opening of the play?
(a) Water.
(b) A magazine.
(c) Rice.
(d) Books.
12. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?
(a) Army boots.
(b) White sneakers.
(c) Formal black shoes.
(d) Platform shoes.
13. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?
(a) English greetings.
(b) The English alphabet.
(c) A Nigerian folktale.
(d) The times tables.
14. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?
(a) Her parents will disown her.
(b) People will gossip that she was not a virgin when she married.
(c) She will end up with a worthless husband.
(d) She will lose the status that she has as a leader in her village.
15. What is the formal title of the village leader?
(a) Ilujinle.
(b) Bale.
(c) Alakowe.
(d) Baba.
Short Answer Questions
1. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?
2. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?
3. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?
4. Why does Lakunle object to Sidi carrying things on her head?
5. Who is Sidi?
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