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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 custom does Sadiku mention to tempt Sidi to marry Baroka?
(a) Younger siblings waiting to marry until older siblings marry.
(b) The new Bale inheriting the old Bale's wife.
(c) Prominent men having several wives.
(d) The gifts and money that her family will receive.

2. While Sadiku tickles and rubs his feet, what does Baroka do?
(a) Asks her opinion about his marriage to Sidi.
(b) Tells her what a terrible job his newest wife is doing.
(c) Reminds her of how young they were when they got married.
(d) Looks at his picture in the magazine.

3. 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 at least think about it overnight.
(c) She asks Sidi to come to dinner at Baroka's house.
(d) She asks Sidi to come to Baroka's house to tell him her answer in person.

4. Why does Sidi not want to spend any time alone with Baroka?
(a) She is worried that he will compromise her honor.
(b) She has heard that he is extremely corrupt.
(c) She is worried about his reputation for violence.
(d) She finds him too disgusting to be alone with him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?

2. What important piece of information does Sadiku give Sidi as a reason to marry Baroka?

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

4. What is ironic about Sidi saying that Sadiku has a "honey tongue" (20)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

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. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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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