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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 is happening onstage while Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption?
(a) Baroka is hiding behind a market stall, listening.
(b) Actors recreate a pantomimed version of his story.
(c) Schoolboys hang out the window of the school, mocking Lakunle.
(d) The man from Lagos has reappeared.

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

3. To what part of a lion does Sidi compare Baroka when she speaks with Sadiku?
(a) Its teeth.
(b) Its mane.
(c) Its claws.
(d) Its hind-quarters.

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

5. What is the second setting in the "Noon" section of the play?
(a) The schoolhouse.
(b) Sidi's home.
(c) Baroka's dining room.
(d) Baroka's bedroom.

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

4. In the opening of "Noon," what is Sidi doing while Sadiku tries to talk to her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

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

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

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

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. 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?

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