This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel. No one? Do you mean there was no one To bar unwanted strangers from my privacy?

Analyze the question: The question asks who speaks the line: "No one? Do you mean there was no one / To bar unwanted strangers from my privacy?" We need to identify the speaker in The Lion and the Jewel.

Concept and context: This line comes from the scene where Sidi goes to Baroka's palace (Act 3, "Night"). Sidi, a village belle, arrives at the Bale's house, having been lured by the story that Baroka is impotent. When she arrives, she finds the courtyard empty. She asks where the guards or attendants are, and the Bale's household members (the wrestler and others) have been dismissed. Sidi, as the guest, is the one who is surprised that no one stopped her.

Let's check who would say "bar unwanted strangers from my privacy." The word "my" means the speaker is talking about their own privacy, so the speaker is the owner of the house: Baroka. In the scene, Baroka is in his room when Sidi arrives. She tells him that she found no one at the gate. Baroka replies, with mock surprise, "No one? Do you mean there was no one to bar unwanted strangers from my privacy?" He is feigning concern, because he has actually arranged for the place to be empty so that his plan to trap Sidi can work. The line is part of his deception.

Eliminating the other options:

• Lakunle is the schoolteacher, who has no palace or privacy to guard.
• Sidi is the visitor, so she would not talk about "my privacy" in this context.
• Sadiku is Baroka's head wife, who has no such role in this scene.

Answer: The speaker is Baroka, option B.

Exam tip: In The Lion and the Jewel, remember Baroka's trademark: cunning and pretense. When a line sounds falsely innocent or sly, it is often Baroka. Also check possessive words like "my" to find whose house or privacy is being talked about.