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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?
(a) The photographer.
(b) The lost traveller.
(c) Lakunle.
(d) Baroka.

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

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

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

5. 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) Allegory.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?

2. Who is Ogun?

3. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?

4. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?

5. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the qualities that Lakunle thinks of as "civilized"?

2. How does Sidi feel about Lakunle's modern ideas?

3. Describe the setting in which the play opens.

4. What happens with Lakunle when Baroka interrupts the dance?

5. What response does Baroka have to the magazine featuring pictures of the village?

6. When the play opens, what is the understanding between Sidi and Lakunle regarding marriage?

7. What does Lakunle think of Baroka?

8. What is the contradiction in Lakunle's view of women?

9. What is the "dance of the lost Traveller," and who plays the Traveller?

10. How did the "lost Traveller" come to be in the village?

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