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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. When Lakunle talks about machines that will someday help women with their work, what is Sidi's reply?
2. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?
3. What does Lakunle say that he wants a wife to be?
4. What is the formal title of the village leader?
5. When Lakunle lists a large number of adjectives to describe their marriage customs, Sidi asks, "Is the bag empty? Why did you stop?" What literary technique is being used, here?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the play opens, what is the understanding between Sidi and Lakunle regarding marriage?
2. How does Sidi feel about Lakunle's modern ideas?
3. What are the qualities that Lakunle thinks of as "civilized"?
4. What response does Baroka have to the magazine featuring pictures of the village?
5. What is the "dance of the lost Traveller," and who plays the Traveller?
6. Describe the setting in which the play opens.
7. What happens with Lakunle when Baroka interrupts the dance?
8. How did the "lost Traveller" come to be in the village?
9. What is the contradiction in Lakunle's view of women?
10. What does Lakunle think of Baroka?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the scene in The Lion and the Jewel in which Lakunle tells the story of how the railroad was diverted from the village. What happens in this scene, what symbolic elements does it have, and how does it function in the larger work? Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Research the role of music and dance in Western theater. Then write a comparison and contrast essay in which you show how Soyinka's use of music and dance have both commonalities and differences with the tradition of music and dance in Western plays. Be sure to offer textual support for your ideas and cite your sources in MLA format.
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