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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What confession does Baroka make to Sadiku that he says he has told no one else?
(a) He is afraid he is becoming impotent.
(b) He is ready to step down as Bale.
(c) He does not actually love Sidi.
(d) He regrets his most recent marriage.

3. What important piece of information does Sadiku give Sidi as a reason to marry Baroka?
(a) Baroka has promised to divorce all of his other wives.
(b) Baroka will take her as a concubine if she does not agree to marry him.
(c) Baroka is willing to pay double the expected bride-price.
(d) Baroka has promised that Sidi will be his last wife.

4. What is the setting for the opening of "Noon"?
(a) A road near the market.
(b) The countryside outside the village.
(c) Baroka's house.
(d) The village square.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What additional request does Sadiku make of Sidi, after Sidi turns down Baroka's proposal?

2. Near the end of "Noon," what does Sadiku say that angers Baroka?

3. What news does Sadiku bring to Sidi in the opening of "Noon"?

4. When Sidi says that Sadiku has a "honey tongue," (20), what literary technique is being used?

5. Whom does Baroka call "the queen of them all" (31)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument does Sadiku present to Sidi for marrying Baroka?

2. When Sadiku conveys Sidi's refusal to Baroka, what is his first reaction, and what changes his feelings?

3. Explain how Baroka diverted the railroad, and why.

4. When Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption, what conflicting emotions does he display?

5. What evidence is there in "Noon" that there might be genuine affection between Baroka and Sadiku?

6. What is Sidi's reasoning for turning down the proposal that Baroka sends to her through Sadiku?

7. When, in the beginning of "Noon," Lakunle compares Sidi to women in the Bible, what message is he trying to send, and what is Sidi's response?

8. When Sidi says, "The stranger took my beauty/and placed it in my hands" (20), what claim is she making for the power of the photographs?

9. When the scene in "Noon" shifts to Baroka's bedroom, what is his favorite wife doing, and how does she use this task to communicate her feelings?

10. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

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