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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe the town in which she attended primary school?
(a) As a sleepy little town.
(b) As a working class town.
(c) As a university town.
(d) As a farming town.

2. The female academic told the author that the author was only calling herself a feminist because she had been influenced by what?
(a) Western magazines.
(b) Western books.
(c) Western movies.
(d) Western newspapers.

3. What detail of Okoloma's method of dress is remembered vividly by the author?
(a) Okoloma wore a bolo tie.
(b) Okoloma wore cowboy boots.
(c) Okoloma wore an ascot.
(d) Okoloma wore a dashiki.

4. With whom had Louis and the author been out to dinner the night of the incident with the man in Lagos?
(a) With friends.
(b) With family.
(c) Only with one another.
(d) With co-workers.

5. The author states that in today's world, women are taught not to express anger because anger emanating from a woman is considered what?
(a) Masculine.
(b) Threatening.
(c) Intimidating.
(d) Scary.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author marvels at the vast number of magazine articles and books all over the world that teach women how to do what?

2. From what source does the author say the man in Lagos had believed that all her money had originated?

3. What gesture does the author remember the man making as he advised her not to call herself a feminist?

4. In what area of her country was the author's primary school located?

5. How did the author perform on the test meant to assign class monitors?

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