View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?
(a) Important women in the Bible.
(b) Famous Ethiopian actresses.
(c) The heroines of famous Western novels.
(d) His own sisters.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?

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

3. What is the setting for the opening of "Noon"?

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

5. In the opening of "Noon," to what does Sidi compare Lakunle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,183 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample