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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Noon".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What evidence does Sidi give that women are not the "weaker sex" (4)?
(a) They are able to rule their households without social power.
(b) They are the ones who give birth.
(c) They do a lot of hard physical labor.
(d) They are good in a crisis.

2. In the opening of "Noon," to what does Sidi compare Lakunle?
(a) A schoolboy.
(b) A eunuch.
(c) A lion.
(d) A book.

3. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?
(a) Lakunle.
(b) Baroka.
(c) The lost traveller.
(d) The photographer.

4. What additional request does Sadiku make of Sidi, after Sidi turns down Baroka's proposal?
(a) She asks Sidi to come to Baroka's house to tell him her answer in person.
(b) She asks Sidi to come to dinner at Baroka's house.
(c) She asks Sidi to at least think about it overnight.
(d) She asks Sidi not to tell anyone about Baroka's proposal.

5. What is Sidi carrying in the opening of the play?
(a) Rice.
(b) Water.
(c) Books.
(d) A magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Sadiku pray on Sidi's behalf?

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

3. Why does Sidi have Lakunle play the "lost Traveller" in their dance?

4. What is happening onstage while Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption?

5. While Lakunle is telling his story about Baroka's corruption, what does Sidi do?

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