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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Lakunle hears Baroka's plans for Sidi, what does he say about Baroka?
(a) He is corrupt.
(b) He is generous.
(c) He is greedy.
(d) He is jealous.

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

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

8. In "Noon," what example of Baroka's corruption does Lakunle give?
(a) He tells about Baroka getting the railroad rerouted.
(b) He tells about Baroka bribing a judge.
(c) He tells about Baroka seducing Lakunle's younger sister.
(d) He tells about Baroka embezzling money meant for the school.

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

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

11. What is happening onstage while Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption?
(a) Actors recreate a pantomimed version of his story.
(b) Schoolboys hang out the window of the school, mocking Lakunle.
(c) Baroka is hiding behind a market stall, listening.
(d) The man from Lagos has reappeared.

12. What news does Sadiku bring to Sidi in the opening of "Noon"?
(a) She has been offered a job in Lagos.
(b) A man in Lagos wishes to marry her.
(c) Baroka wishes to marry her.
(d) The photographer wants more pictures of her.

13. What important piece of information does Sadiku give Sidi as a reason to marry Baroka?
(a) Baroka has promised that Sidi will be his last wife.
(b) Baroka has promised to divorce all of his other wives.
(c) Baroka will take her as a concubine if she does not agree to marry him.
(d) Baroka is willing to pay double the expected bride-price.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second setting in the "Noon" section of the play?

2. Near the end of "Noon," what does Sadiku say that angers Baroka?

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

4. Whom does Baroka call "the queen of them all" (31)?

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

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