Characters
Who is the local that has become a police officer in service of "His Majesty's Government"?
Amusa
Who gets imprisoned by the colonialists?
Elesin
Orisa
True or False: Polygamy was a common practice among the Yoruba before the arrival of the Europeans.
True
What is it about Pilkings that originally makes Amusa refuse to speak to him in their first appearance?
What Pilkings is wearing - a form of dress intended to represent death
What is the name of Pilking's steward who takes insults to holy water very seriously?
Joseph
The King died a month before - Elesin needs to accompany him to heaven
Either name provided for the Supreme Being, aka lord of heaven and the creator.
Olodumare, or Olorun
Where did Europeans want the Yoruba to bury their dead instead of in or near their own dwellings?
Communal graveyards
What is the subject of the very first story we see Elesin act out through "a brief, half-taunting dance?" The Praise-Singer asked about it, "All respect to our elders but, is there really such a [thing]?"
The Not-I bird
Iyaloja
Whose convoy does Olunde travel with when returning home?
The Prince's
Provide either the name for the physical world, or the Otherworld.
Aye (physical world), Orun (Otherworld)
What sort of event are Pilkings and Jane intent on attending instead of paying attention to what's happening in the colony?
Ball, dance, masque, etc.
What does Olunde call Elesin when the latter falls at Olunde's feet while fleeing Pilking's men?
Who was sent to learn how to be a doctor and returned into the plot by chastising Jane for disrespecting Yoruba garments?
Olunde
How does Elesin manage to die while being in captivity?
He strangles himself with the chain around his own hands
What is the Otherworld?
The home of the Orisa and of the Spirits, including ancestral spirits
Shortly after mistaking Amusa for a "ring-leader" of the riot, what does Resident say appeals to natives in regards to officer dress codes?
Colorful sashes
What concept/singular word is it that Elesin describes as "Master of Death"?
Memory
What is the Aide-De-Camp's name?
Bob
What is the reason Amusa is given for being turned away when trying to reach Elesin?
Elesin is "spending time" with his wife
The name for the rituals associated with divining the future.
Ifa
Who dies as a direct result of colonialist interference in preventing a completely different death?
Olunde
How does the Praise-Singer, in their monologue, explain the reason behind the custom of a King's horse, dog, etc. having to go on the journey of Death together?
The dog can get distracted, the horse could be lamed, etc. - he needs to precede their arrival to Heaven so they don't lose their way