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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. While Sadiku tickles and rubs his feet, what does Baroka do?
2. What additional request does Sadiku make of Sidi, after Sidi turns down Baroka's proposal?
3. What confession does Baroka make to Sadiku that he says he has told no one else?
4. Whom does Sidi credit with having taught her to value herself and think critically about her choices?
5. What is happening onstage while Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence is there in "Noon" that there might be genuine affection between Baroka and Sadiku?
2. Describe Baroka's bedroom.
3. 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?
4. When Sadiku conveys Sidi's refusal to Baroka, what is his first reaction, and what changes his feelings?
5. When Lakunle tells the story of Baroka's corruption, what conflicting emotions does he display?
6. What is Sidi's reasoning for turning down the proposal that Baroka sends to her through Sadiku?
7. Explain how Baroka diverted the railroad, and why.
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. What argument does Sadiku present to Sidi for marrying Baroka?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze the scene in The Lion and the Jewel in which Lakunle tells the story of how the railroad was diverted from the village. What happens in this scene, what symbolic elements does it have, and how does it function in the larger work? Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the traditional Nigerian sayings from the play and do some research into its meaning. Write an essay in which you explain the meaning of the saying and then show how it relates not only to the action but to the meaning of the play. Be sure to offer textual support for your ideas and cite your sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an analysis of Sidi's character. Is she as shallow as she seems, or is there some depth to her? Is she as simple-minded as Lakunle says that she is, or is she merely naive in some ways? How much does her age have to do with her thinking and her behavior? Be sure to support your claims with evidence from the text.
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