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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 name did the author decide to call herself after being accused by the female academic of having been influenced by Western culture?
(a) A Happy African Feminist.
(b) A Jolly African Feminist.
(c) An African Feminist.
(d) A Discerning African Feminist.

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

3. The author states that 1,000 years ago, what quality was the most important attribute for survival?
(a) Innovation.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Physical strength.
(d) Intelligence.

4. The author states that usually when a woman states that she has taken an action "for peace in [her] marriage" (31), it is because she has given up what?
(a) A job, a career goal, or a dream.
(b) Financial security.
(c) Emotional well-being.
(d) An inappropriate hobby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author states that most of the positions of prestige in the world are occupied by whom?

3. The author states that what topic is "not an easy conversation to have" (39)?

4. The author states that in Nigeria, a Nigerian female walking into a hotel alone is automatically assumed to be a what?

5. What does the author say is more important than changes to policy and law in the fight for gender equality?

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