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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) Allegory.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Synechdoche.

2. Why does Sidi not want to spend any time alone with Baroka?
(a) She is worried that he will compromise her honor.
(b) She is worried about his reputation for violence.
(c) She finds him too disgusting to be alone with him.
(d) She has heard that he is extremely corrupt.

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

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

5. While Lakunle is telling his story about Baroka's corruption, what does Sidi do?
(a) Sneaks away.
(b) Laughs and adds details to the story.
(c) Argues with him about the truth of his story.
(d) Stands very still, looking upset and shocked.

6. What job does Baroka give to his favorite wife?
(a) Rubbing his feet.
(b) Pulling his underarm hairs.
(c) Serving him at dinner.
(d) Carrying messages for him.

7. To what part of a lion does Sidi compare Baroka when she speaks with Sadiku?
(a) Its claws.
(b) Its mane.
(c) Its teeth.
(d) Its hind-quarters.

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

9. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?
(a) The stranger from Lagos and her father.
(b) Her mother and father.
(c) Lakunle and the stranger from Lagos.
(d) Lakunle and her mother.

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

11. Near the end of "Noon," what does Sadiku say that angers Baroka?
(a) Sadiku does not want him to take another wife.
(b) Sadiku does not trust the Favorite to take care of him.
(c) Sidi will not marry him.
(d) Sidi thinks he is too old.

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

13. Besides her own beauty, what does Sidi point out to Sadiku about the photographs?
(a) They will earn her a husband from Lagos.
(b) The village is small and poor.
(c) Baroka is old and unattractive.
(d) Lakunle is the most handsome man in the village.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?

2. What is Sadiku's response to Sidi's refusal of Baroka's proposal?

3. In the opening of "Noon," what is Sidi doing while Sadiku tries to talk to her?

4. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?

5. What is the setting for the opening of "Noon"?

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