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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bad for her spine.
(c) He says it makes her look like a beast of burden.
(d) He says it is an example of how women are discriminated against.

2. What is the formal title of the village leader?
(a) Baba.
(b) Alakowe.
(c) Ilujinle.
(d) Bale.

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

4. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?
(a) His own sisters.
(b) Important women in the Bible.
(c) The heroines of famous Western novels.
(d) Famous Ethiopian actresses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second setting in the "Noon" section of the play?

2. Why does Sidi not want to spend any time alone with Baroka?

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

4. What is Sadiku's response to Sidi's refusal of Baroka's proposal?

5. What "modern" custom does Lakunle try to force on Sidi?

(see the answer key)

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