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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did the man hold who advised the author not to call herself a feminist?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Professor.
(c) Theater owner.
(d) Editor.

2. What adverb does the author use to describe the manner in which the young men in Lagos help people park their cars?
(a) Dramatically.
(b) Gladly.
(c) Hastily.
(d) Slowly.

3. Lagos is described as being what type of hub within the country?
(a) Commercial.
(b) Exporting.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Agricultural.

4. The author says that "if we do something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?
(a) Linked to muscle memory.
(b) Normal.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Second-nature.

5. From what source does the author say the man in Lagos had believed that all her money had originated?
(a) From prostitution.
(b) From family inheritance.
(c) From Louis.
(d) From her husband.

6. What condition does the author say must be met before she goes out to restaurants or cafes in Lagos?
(a) It must be afternoon.
(b) It must be morning.
(c) It must be evening.
(d) It must be past midnight.

7. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

8. In what year was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2009.

9. The author's first novel was about a man who did what?
(a) Beat his wife.
(b) Robbed a bank.
(c) Murdered his child.
(d) Had three wives.

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

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

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

13. When the man advised the author not to call herself a feminist, he said that feminists are women who are unhappy because of what reason??
(a) Because they cannot control men.
(b) Because they are weaker than men.
(c) Because they have fewer job opportunities than men.
(d) Because they cannot find husbands.

14. In what year did the author write her first novel?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2007.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2005.

15. The author says that a dear friend of hers once told her that calling herself a feminist meant what?
(a) That she was probably gay.
(b) That she was too pretty for such a label.
(c) That she hated men.
(d) That she was too political for her own good.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the man in Lagos inspired the author to give him a tip?

2. The author's original TED Talk about feminism was given at Hi, a yearly conference focused on what?

3. In what country was the author promoting her first novel when a man advised her not to call herself a feminist?

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

5. The author describes Lagos as having more energy than what city?

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