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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. Which word could reasonably be used to describe Lakunle's way of talking?

2. When Lakunle talks about machines that will someday help women with their work, what is Sidi's reply?

3. Who is the author of The Lion and the Jewel?

4. What does Sidi suggest that Lakunle should do if he does not like the village?

5. Why does Lakunle object to Sidi carrying things on her head?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the setting in which the play opens.

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

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

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

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

10. What does Lakunle think of Baroka?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wole Soyinka won the 1986 Nobel Prize in literature. Read the Swedish Academy's press release upon the occasion of Soyinka's receiving the award (available online) and read Soyinka's banquet speech given December 10, 1986 upon receiving the award (available online). Write an essay in which you consider what characteristics are considered to have made Soyinka an important writer and then compare how his speech and the play The Lion and the Jewel reflect these characteristics. Use textual support from all three sources in support of your claims, and be sure to cite your sources in MLA format.

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

Write an analysis of Sadiku's character. How does the viewer's understanding of her change from "Noon" to "Night"? Is she a good person in a difficult situation or just a terrible human being? Be sure to support your claims with evidence from the text.

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