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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. Why does Lakunle object to Sidi carrying things on her head?
(a) He says it is an example of how women are discriminated against.
(b) He says it makes her look like a beast of burden.
(c) He says it is the way men, not women, carry things.
(d) He says it is bad for her spine.

2. What is the formal title of the village leader?
(a) Bale.
(b) Ilujinle.
(c) Alakowe.
(d) Baba.

3. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?
(a) Her parents will disown her.
(b) People will gossip that she was not a virgin when she married.
(c) She will lose the status that she has as a leader in her village.
(d) She will end up with a worthless husband.

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

5. What is the name of the village?
(a) Alakowe..
(b) Baba.
(c) Ilujinle.
(d) Bale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sidi say a man has to do in order to marry her?

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

3. What does Lakunle say is true about women's intelligence?

4. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lakunle think of Baroka?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the setting in which the play opens.

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

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

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

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

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