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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. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?
2. Why does Sidi not want to spend any time alone with Baroka?
3. While Lakunle is telling his story about Baroka's corruption, what does Sidi do?
4. To what part of a lion does Sidi compare Baroka when she speaks with Sadiku?
5. What is the second setting in the "Noon" section of the play?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption, what conflicting emotions does he display?
2. What is Sidi's reasoning for turning down the proposal that Baroka sends to her through Sadiku?
3. 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?
4. When Sadiku conveys Sidi's refusal to Baroka, what is his first reaction, and what changes his feelings?
5. What argument does Sadiku present to Sidi for marrying Baroka?
6. 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?
7. What evidence is there in "Noon" that there might be genuine affection between Baroka and Sadiku?
8. Explain how Baroka diverted the railroad, and why.
9. 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?
10. Describe Baroka's bedroom.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the traditional Nigerian sayings from the play and do some research into its meaning. Write an essay in which you explain the meaning of the saying and then show how it relates not only to the action but to the meaning of the play. Be sure to offer textual support for your ideas and cite your sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you make a claim about what The Lion and the Jewel is saying about hypocrisy. When do characters say one thing and do another, or violate their own morals? Does this have consequences? Use textual support to provide evidence for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
To what extent is The Lion and the Jewel a play about the consequences of colonialism? Write an essay in which you trace the impacts of colonialism on the characters and events in this play and come to a conclusion about the significance of colonialism to the play's overall meaning. Be sure to offer textual support for your ideas--and if you use outside sources, cite them in MLA format.
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