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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. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?
2. What does Sidi suggest that Lakunle should do if he does not like the village?
3. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?
4. What kind of shoes is Lakune wearing with his suit?
5. What are the village school children learning when the play opens?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sidi feel about Lakunle's modern ideas?
2. What happens with Lakunle when Baroka interrupts the dance?
3. What does Lakunle think of Baroka?
4. What is the "dance of the lost Traveller," and who plays the Traveller?
5. When the play opens, what is the understanding between Sidi and Lakunle regarding marriage?
6. What are the qualities that Lakunle thinks of as "civilized"?
7. Describe the setting in which the play opens.
8. What response does Baroka have to the magazine featuring pictures of the village?
9. How did the "lost Traveller" come to be in the village?
10. What is the contradiction in Lakunle's view of women?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay in which you make a claim about what The Lion and the Jewel is saying about loyalty and betrayal. Which characters are loyal, and what are they loyal to? In what ways do the characters betray others and themselves? Use textual support to provide evidence for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Write an analysis of Sidi's character. Is she as shallow as she seems, or is there some depth to her? Is she as simple-minded as Lakunle says that she is, or is she merely naive in some ways? How much does her age have to do with her thinking and her behavior? Be sure to support your claims with evidence from the text.
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