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

2. What is Sadiku's response to Sidi's refusal of Baroka's proposal?
(a) She thinks that Sidi has lost her mind.
(b) She thinks that Sidi has become vain because of the photographs.
(c) She thinks that Sidi is only pretending to refuse.
(d) She thinks that Sidi is being clever.

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

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

5. To whom does Sadiku pray on Sidi's behalf?
(a) Ogun.
(b) Sango.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) The Christian God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confession does Baroka make to Sadiku that he says he has told no one else?

2. What is happening onstage while Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption?

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

4. To what part of a lion does Sidi compare Baroka when she speaks with Sadiku?

5. While Sadiku tickles and rubs his feet, what does Baroka do?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

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