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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. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?
(a) The stranger from Lagos and her father.
(b) Lakunle and the stranger from Lagos.
(c) Her mother and father.
(d) Lakunle and her mother.

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

3. Besides her own beauty, what does Sidi point out to Sadiku about the photographs?
(a) They will earn her a husband from Lagos.
(b) The village is small and poor.
(c) Lakunle is the most handsome man in the village.
(d) Baroka is old and unattractive.

4. Who is Sadiku?
(a) One of Baroka's concubines.
(b) Baroka's senior wife.
(c) Baroka's favorite wife.
(d) Sidi's mother.

5. Why does Sidi not want to spend any time alone with Baroka?
(a) She is worried about his reputation for violence.
(b) She finds him too disgusting to be alone with him.
(c) She has heard that he is extremely corrupt.
(d) She is worried that he will compromise her honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Sadiku pray on Sidi's behalf?

2. When Lakunle calls Sidi, "My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba," (20), whom is he comparing Sidi to?

3. In the opening of "Noon," to what does Sidi compare Lakunle?

4. What custom does Sadiku mention to tempt Sidi to marry Baroka?

5. While Lakunle is telling his story about Baroka's corruption, what does Sidi do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

6. 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?

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

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

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

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