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

2. Who is the author of The Lion and the Jewel?
(a) Baroka.
(b) Lakunle.
(c) Sadiku.
(d) Soyinka.

3. How do the villagers feel about Lakunle?
(a) They think he is strange and full of silly, pretentious ideas.
(b) They think he has done great things for their village.
(c) They admire his education but think that he is corrupt.
(d) They respect and fear him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the village schoolmaster?

2. What is the name of the village?

3. Where does the "lost Traveller" come from?

4. What is Sidi carrying in the opening of the play?

5. Who is Sidi?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the setting in which the play opens.

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

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

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

6. What does Lakunle think of Baroka?

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

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

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

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

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