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In Bayo Adebowale's novel *Lonely Days*, during the traditional cap-picking ceremony organized for widows to choose a new husband in Kufi, what action does Yaremi take that defies the village custom?

  1. She rejects all three suitors by refusing to select any of their caps.Answer
  2. B
    She selects the cap of the village chief's candidate but refuses to move into his compound.
  3. C
    She flees Kufi village on the morning of the ceremony to seek sanctuary in Ibadan.
  4. D
    She picks a suitor's cap under duress but publicly burns it immediately afterward.

Answer

Yaremi rejects all three suitors by refusing to select any of their caps during the cap-picking ceremony.
In Bayo Adebowale's *Lonely Days*, Yaremi's refusal to touch or select any of the caps laid out by her suitors during the cap-picking ceremony demonstrates her unwavering resistance against forced levirate marriage customs in Kufi.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze Yaremi's central conflict in *Lonely Days* during the widowhood rites.
Identify the cap-picking ceremony as the climax of Kufi's patriarchal expectation for widows to remarry.
The elders of Kufi require widows to choose a new husband from among designated suitors through the cap-picking tradition.
2
Determine Yaremi's specific action during the public ritual.
Confirm that Yaremi refuses to pick any of the caps presented by her suitors.
Yaremi seeks self-reliance and refuses to surrender her autonomy or memory of her late husband Ajayi to village pressure.

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Character Motivation and Thematic Defiance in Prescribed African Novels
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Analysis of Prescribed African Prose Texts

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