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

2. What custom does Sadiku mention to tempt Sidi to marry Baroka?
(a) The new Bale inheriting the old Bale's wife.
(b) The gifts and money that her family will receive.
(c) Prominent men having several wives.
(d) Younger siblings waiting to marry until older siblings marry.

3. To whom does Sadiku pray on Sidi's behalf?
(a) The Christian God.
(b) Sango.
(c) Ogun.
(d) Jesus Christ.

4. Whom does Baroka call "the queen of them all" (31)?
(a) Sidi.
(b) The Favorite.
(c) Sadiku.
(d) Ailatu.

5. When Sidi says that Sadiku has a "honey tongue," (20), what literary technique is being used?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metonymy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What job does Baroka give to his favorite wife?

5. Who is Sadiku?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Baroka's bedroom.

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

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