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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

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

5. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?
(a) Army boots.
(b) White sneakers.
(c) Formal black shoes.
(d) Platform shoes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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) She can hardly breathe.
(c) Her clothes make her sad, now.
(d) The other villagers make fun of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?

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

3. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?

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

5. When Lakunle talks about machines that will someday help women with their work, what is Sidi's reply?

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