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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Night".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sadiku's response to Sidi's refusal of Baroka's proposal?
(a) She thinks that Sidi has lost her mind.
(b) She thinks that Sidi is only pretending to refuse.
(c) She thinks that Sidi is being clever.
(d) She thinks that Sidi has become vain because of the photographs.

2. In the opening of "Night," where is Sidi?
(a) In Baroka's bedroom.
(b) Shopping in the market.
(c) Inside the schoolhouse.
(d) On a village road.

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

4. Near the end of "Noon," why does Baroka start talking about winning a log-tossing match and hunting leopards?
(a) Sadiku is teasing him about getting older.
(b) He is anxious to prove that he is still masculine and powerful.
(c) Sadiku has asked him what she can tell Sidi to persuade Sidi to marry him.
(d) He is trying to impress Sadiku, because he is afraid that she does not love him.

5. What kind of school does Lakunle wish the village had?
(a) Vocational.
(b) Visual arts.
(c) Foreign languages.
(d) Ballroom dancing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is ironic about Sidi saying that Sadiku has a "honey tongue" (20)?

3. When the play opens, who has Sidi promised to marry?

4. What does Lakunle say is true about women's intelligence?

5. Who is the author of The Lion and the Jewel?

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