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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sidi says that Sadiku has a "honey tongue," (20), what literary technique is being used?
(a) Personification.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Allegory.

2. Whom does Baroka call "the queen of them all" (31)?
(a) Ailatu.
(b) Sadiku.
(c) Sidi.
(d) The Favorite.

3. What additional request does Sadiku make of Sidi, after Sidi turns down Baroka's proposal?
(a) She asks Sidi not to tell anyone about Baroka's proposal.
(b) She asks Sidi to at least think about it overnight.
(c) She asks Sidi to come to dinner at Baroka's house.
(d) She asks Sidi to come to Baroka's house to tell him her answer in person.

4. Who is Sadiku?
(a) Baroka's favorite wife.
(b) One of Baroka's concubines.
(c) Baroka's senior wife.
(d) Sidi's mother.

5. What confession does Baroka make to Sadiku that he says he has told no one else?
(a) He is ready to step down as Bale.
(b) He does not actually love Sidi.
(c) He is afraid he is becoming impotent.
(d) He regrets his most recent marriage.

6. What custom does Sadiku mention to tempt Sidi to marry Baroka?
(a) Prominent men having several wives.
(b) The new Bale inheriting the old Bale's wife.
(c) The gifts and money that her family will receive.
(d) Younger siblings waiting to marry until older siblings marry.

7. While Sadiku tickles and rubs his feet, what does Baroka do?
(a) Tells her what a terrible job his newest wife is doing.
(b) Looks at his picture in the magazine.
(c) Reminds her of how young they were when they got married.
(d) Asks her opinion about his marriage to Sidi.

8. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?
(a) Sadiku has asked him what she can tell Sidi to persuade Sidi to marry him.
(b) He is trying to impress Sadiku, because he is afraid that she does not love him.
(c) He is anxious to prove that he is still masculine and powerful.
(d) Sadiku is teasing him about getting older.

9. In the opening of "Noon," to what does Sidi compare Lakunle?
(a) A eunuch.
(b) A lion.
(c) A schoolboy.
(d) A book.

10. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?
(a) The heroines of famous Western novels.
(b) Famous Ethiopian actresses.
(c) Important women in the Bible.
(d) His own sisters.

11. What is ironic about Sidi saying that Sadiku has a "honey tongue" (20)?
(a) Sadiku is obviously lying to Sidi.
(b) Sadiku's speech is densely packed with double-meanings and metaphors.
(c) Sadiku is one of the few characters whose speech is not broken into poetic lines.
(d) Sadiku is the only character who actually cares about Sidi.

12. To whom does Sadiku pray on Sidi's behalf?
(a) Sango.
(b) The Christian God.
(c) Ogun.
(d) Jesus Christ.

13. In the opening of "Noon," what is Sidi doing while Sadiku tries to talk to her?
(a) Carrying firewood.
(b) Looking at her pictures in the magazine.
(c) Carrying water.
(d) Arguing with Lakunle.

14. What is the second setting in the "Noon" section of the play?
(a) Sidi's home.
(b) The schoolhouse.
(c) Baroka's bedroom.
(d) Baroka's dining room.

15. What is the setting for the opening of "Noon"?
(a) A road near the market.
(b) The village square.
(c) Baroka's house.
(d) The countryside outside the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important piece of information does Sadiku give Sidi as a reason to marry Baroka?

2. To what part of a lion does Sidi compare Baroka when she speaks with Sadiku?

3. When Lakunle hears Baroka's plans for Sidi, what does he say about Baroka?

4. What news does Sadiku bring to Sidi in the opening of "Noon"?

5. What job does Baroka give to his favorite wife?

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