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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 Baroka call "the queen of them all" (31)?
(a) Sidi.
(b) Sadiku.
(c) Ailatu.
(d) The Favorite.

2. 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 bribing a judge.
(c) He tells about Baroka seducing Lakunle's younger sister.
(d) He tells about Baroka embezzling money meant for the school.

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

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 finds him too disgusting to be alone with him.
(c) She is worried about his reputation for violence.
(d) She has heard that he is extremely corrupt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What job does Baroka give to his favorite wife?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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