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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes that "Gender as it functions today is a grave" (20) what?
(a) Antiquity.
(b) Relic.
(c) Injustice.
(d) Travesty.

2. After the qualifying tests were scored, the teacher said that all class monitors had to be what?
(a) Punctual.
(b) Polite.
(c) Studious.
(d) Male.

3. In what area of her country was the author's primary school located?
(a) Northeastern.
(b) Southwestern.
(c) Southeastern.
(d) Northwestern.

4. How much money did the author give as a tip to the man in Lagos?
(a) The equivalent of five U.S. dollars.
(b) The equivalent of two U.S. dollars.
(c) She does not give the reader that information.
(d) The equivalent of three U.S. dollars.

5. The author marvels at the vast number of magazine articles and books all over the world that teach women how to do what?
(a) Settle.
(b) Attract or please men.
(c) Manipulate and abuse other women.
(d) Be submissive.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes Lagos as having more entrepreneurial spirit than what city?

2. The author states that society teaches girls to make themselves what?

3. The author says that she often makes "the mistake of thinking that something that is" what "to her is just as" what "to everyone else" (12)?

4. In what town did the author attend primary school?

5. What type of point of view is used within the author's list of stereotypical qualities attributed to feminists?

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