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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Baroka jealous of Sidi?
(a) Important people from Lagos want to meet Sidi.
(b) Sidi appears more times in the magazine.
(c) Lakunle believes that Sidi is smarter than Baroka.
(d) The villagers suggest that Sidi would make a better leader.

2. Why does Lakunle object to Sidi carrying things on her head?
(a) He says it is the way men, not women, carry things.
(b) He says it is an example of how women are discriminated against.
(c) He says it is bad for her spine.
(d) He says it makes her look like a beast of burden.

3. Who plays the role of Baroka in the "dance of the lost Traveller"?
(a) Baroka.
(b) Soyinka.
(c) Sadiku.
(d) Sidi.

4. Sidi has already changed the way she dresses for Lakunle. What does she say is the consequence of this change?
(a) Her clothes make her sad, now.
(b) She can hardly breathe.
(c) She has trouble getting her work done.
(d) The other villagers make fun of her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ogun?

2. Who is the village schoolmaster?

3. What is the formal title of the village leader?

4. How did Sidi meet the "lost Traveller"?

5. What does Lakunle say is inappropriate about the way Sidi is dressed?

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