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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What time is it when Pilkings finally decides to go after Elesin?
2. Which term is used by the women of the market several times while in an argument with Amusa?
3. What animal does Elesin use to describe Pilkings' guards?
4. Where will the ball be taking place?
5. Which type of bird must serve the offering once the death ritual is complete?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Elesin explain his failure to complete his transition? How do God and intervention relate to one another in this respect?
Essay Topic 2
What does anti-colonialism have to do with the driving forces of the play? How do Soyinka's own feelings of anti-colonialism come to the surface with his writing of "Death and the King's horseman"?
Essay Topic 3
How does self-sacrifice relate to this story? What can be inferred about the views on self-sacrifice between the two cultures?
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