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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 36-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hormone does the author say that men have more of than women?
(a) Cortisol.
(b) Testosterone.
(c) Progesterone.
(d) Estrogen.

2. A century ago, what did the people of the Igbo culture do when twins were born?
(a) They killed them.
(b) They celebrated for twenty days and nights.
(c) They raised the twins communally.
(d) They prayed for mercy.

3. While she was promoting her first novel, the author says that a female academic told her that feminism was what?
(a) A birthright.
(b) Un-African.
(c) A blessing.
(d) Unladylike.

4. Whom did the man in Lagos thank for the tip given to him by the author?
(a) Kene.
(b) Okoloma.
(c) Louis.
(d) The author.

5. The author admits that she does still feel what "in the face of gender expectations" (38)?
(a) Confused.
(b) Angry.
(c) Vulnerable.
(d) Frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wangari Maathai famously said that "the higher you go, the fewer" what "there are" (16)?

2. The author states that she has learned "a lot about systems of oppression and how they can be blind to one another by talking to" (43) what kind of men?

3. The author states that the majority of famous cooks in the world are what?

4. The author says that "if we see something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?

5. The author states unequivocally that society spends too much time teaching girls to worry about what?

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