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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 water.
(b) Carrying firewood.
(c) Looking at her pictures in the magazine.
(d) Arguing with Lakunle.

2. In the opening of "Noon," to what does Sidi compare Lakunle?
(a) A eunuch.
(b) A book.
(c) A lion.
(d) A schoolboy.

3. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?
(a) Sadiku has asked him what she can tell Sidi to persuade Sidi to marry him.
(b) He is anxious to prove that he is still masculine and powerful.
(c) He is trying to impress Sadiku, because he is afraid that she does not love him.
(d) Sadiku is teasing him about getting older.

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

5. In "Noon," what example of Baroka's corruption does Lakunle give?
(a) He tells about Baroka embezzling money meant for the school.
(b) He tells about Baroka getting the railroad rerouted.
(c) He tells about Baroka seducing Lakunle's younger sister.
(d) He tells about Baroka bribing a judge.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Sidi says that Sadiku has a "honey tongue," (20), what literary technique is being used?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

9. 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?

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

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