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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. What important piece of information does Sadiku give Sidi as a reason to marry Baroka?
(a) Baroka is willing to pay double the expected bride-price.
(b) Baroka has promised that Sidi will be his last wife.
(c) Baroka will take her as a concubine if she does not agree to marry him.
(d) Baroka has promised to divorce all of his other wives.

2. What is the setting for the opening of "Noon"?
(a) Baroka's house.
(b) The countryside outside the village.
(c) A road near the market.
(d) The village square.

3. While Lakunle is telling his story about Baroka's corruption, what does Sidi do?
(a) Sneaks away.
(b) Laughs and adds details to the story.
(c) Stands very still, looking upset and shocked.
(d) Argues with him about the truth of his story.

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

5. What additional request does Sadiku make of Sidi, after Sidi turns down Baroka's proposal?
(a) She asks Sidi not to tell anyone about Baroka's proposal.
(b) She asks Sidi to come to Baroka's house to tell him her answer in person.
(c) She asks Sidi to at least think about it overnight.
(d) She asks Sidi to come to dinner at Baroka's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Baroka call "the queen of them all" (31)?

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

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

4. What is Sadiku's response to Sidi's refusal of Baroka's proposal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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