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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. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?
(a) Her mother and father.
(b) Lakunle and the stranger from Lagos.
(c) Lakunle and her mother.
(d) The stranger from Lagos and her father.

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

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

4. What confession does Baroka make to Sadiku that he says he has told no one else?
(a) He is afraid he is becoming impotent.
(b) He regrets his most recent marriage.
(c) He is ready to step down as Bale.
(d) He does not actually love Sidi.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Sadiku pray on Sidi's behalf?

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

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

4. What additional request does Sadiku make of Sidi, after Sidi turns down Baroka's proposal?

5. Why does Sidi not want to spend any time alone with Baroka?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

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