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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. In the opening of "Noon," what is Sidi doing while Sadiku tries to talk to her?
(a) Carrying firewood.
(b) Looking at her pictures in the magazine.
(c) Carrying water.
(d) Arguing with Lakunle.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lakunle hears Baroka's plans for Sidi, what does he say about Baroka?

2. In "Noon," what example of Baroka's corruption does Lakunle give?

3. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument does Sadiku present to Sidi for marrying Baroka?

2. When Sadiku conveys Sidi's refusal to Baroka, what is his first reaction, and what changes his feelings?

3. When the scene in "Noon" shifts to Baroka's bedroom, what is his favorite wife doing, and how does she use this task to communicate her feelings?

4. What is Sidi's reasoning for turning down the proposal that Baroka sends to her through Sadiku?

5. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

6. When Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption, what conflicting emotions does he display?

7. When, in the beginning of "Noon," Lakunle compares Sidi to women in the Bible, what message is he trying to send, and what is Sidi's response?

8. What evidence is there in "Noon" that there might be genuine affection between Baroka and Sadiku?

9. Explain how Baroka diverted the railroad, and why.

10. When Sidi says, "The stranger took my beauty/and placed it in my hands" (20), what claim is she making for the power of the photographs?

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