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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Morning".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sidi suggest that Lakunle should do if he does not like the village?
(a) Work to change it.
(b) Suffer in silence.
(c) Move.
(d) Learn to see it in a new way.

2. What does Lakunle say is inappropriate about the way Sidi is dressed?
(a) It is old-fashioned.
(b) It is immodest.
(c) It is eccentric.
(d) It is too masculine.

3. What does Lakunle say that he wants a wife to be?
(a) A servant.
(b) A leader.
(c) Property.
(d) A partner.

4. Where does the "lost Traveller" come from?
(a) England.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Lagos.
(d) A nearby village.

5. What does Sidi fear will happen if she marries without following tradition?
(a) She will lose the status that she has as a leader in her village.
(b) She will end up with a worthless husband.
(c) People will gossip that she was not a virgin when she married.
(d) Her parents will disown her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lakunle talks about machines that will someday help women with their work, what is Sidi's reply?

2. What is the name of the village?

3. Who is Sidi?

4. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?

5. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?

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