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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. Who is Sadiku?
2. What news does Sadiku bring to Sidi in the opening of "Noon"?
3. What is ironic about Sidi saying that Sadiku has a "honey tongue" (20)?
4. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?
5. While Lakunle is telling his story about Baroka's corruption, what does Sidi do?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Sadiku conveys Sidi's refusal to Baroka, what is his first reaction, and what changes his feelings?
2. 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?
3. What is Sidi's reasoning for turning down the proposal that Baroka sends to her through Sadiku?
4. What argument does Sadiku present to Sidi for marrying Baroka?
5. 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?
6. When Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption, what conflicting emotions does he display?
7. Describe Baroka's bedroom.
8. 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?
9. Explain how Baroka diverted the railroad, and why.
10. What evidence is there in "Noon" that there might be genuine affection between Baroka and Sadiku?
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 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
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.
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