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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lakunle say is inappropriate about the way Sidi is dressed?

2. What is the formal title of the village leader?

3. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?

4. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?

5. How do the villagers feel about Lakunle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lakunle think of Baroka?

2. What is the contradiction in Lakunle's view of women?

3. What response does Baroka have to the magazine featuring pictures of the village?

4. How does Sidi feel about Lakunle's modern ideas?

5. Describe the setting in which the play opens.

6. How did the "lost Traveller" come to be in the village?

7. What are the qualities that Lakunle thinks of as "civilized"?

8. What happens with Lakunle when Baroka interrupts the dance?

9. What is the "dance of the lost Traveller," and who plays the Traveller?

10. When the play opens, what is the understanding between Sidi and Lakunle regarding marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two symbolic objects from the play that have opposed meanings; write an essay that explains their significance and uses textual support to demonstrate why their meanings stand in contrast to one another.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine what The Lion and the Jewel is saying about the responsibilities of those in positions of authority. Who shows responsibility, and who fails to take responsibility seriously enough? What are the consequences? Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Lakunle proposes many changes to Yoruba society. Write an essay in which you take a position about his ideas and their role in the play. Which changes would probably promote the health and happiness of the villagers? Which just seem like changes for the sake of change? Does it seem to you that reformers like Lakunle will ever succeed in this village? Why or why not? Be sure to support your claims with textual evidence.

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