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

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

3. What job does Baroka give to his favorite wife?
(a) Serving him at dinner.
(b) Carrying messages for him.
(c) Pulling his underarm hairs.
(d) Rubbing his feet.

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

5. What additional request does Sadiku make of Sidi, after Sidi turns down Baroka's proposal?
(a) She asks Sidi to come to dinner at Baroka's house.
(b) She asks Sidi to at least think about it overnight.
(c) She asks Sidi to come to Baroka's house to tell him her answer in person.
(d) She asks Sidi not to tell anyone about Baroka's proposal.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What news does Sadiku bring to Sidi in the opening of "Noon"?

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

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

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. Explain how Baroka diverted the railroad, and why.

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

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

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