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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when the qualifying tests were given to determine the roles of class monitors?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

2. What superlative adjective does the author use to describe the city of Lagos?
(a) Richest.
(b) Largest.
(c) Smallest.
(d) Poorest.

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

4. What gesture does the author remember the man making as he advised her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) He was looking down at his shoes.
(b) He was shaking his head sadly.
(c) He was standing with his hands on his hips.
(d) He was gesticulating with his hands.

5. What is NOT listed as one of the duties performed by the men who park cars in Lagos?
(a) Guiding drivers into parking spots.
(b) Looking after people's cars.
(c) Finding parking spots for drivers.
(d) Washing people's cars.

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

7. How did the author perform on the test meant to assign class monitors?
(a) She earned the lowest score in the class.
(b) She earned the highest score in the class.
(c) She earned the second-highest score in the class.
(d) She earned the third-highest score in the class.

8. The author says that just like in many big cities, doing what in Lagos in the evenings can be difficult?
(a) Finding a taxi.
(b) Finding parking.
(c) Remaining safe.
(d) Making reservations.

9. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) The United Kingdom.
(c) The United States.
(d) Zambia.

10. The first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?
(a) A revelation.
(b) A piece of praise.
(c) A compliment.
(d) A secret.

11. What is NOT on the author's list of stereptypical beliefs regarding feminists?
(a) Feminists dress in unattractive clothes.
(b) Feminists do not have a sense of humor.
(c) Feminists hate men.
(d) Feminists do not wear deodorant.

12. How did the author meet Okoloma?
(a) They met at a rally for social justice.
(b) They were distant cousins and met at a family reunion.
(c) They worked together.
(d) They grew up on the same street.

13. What adjective does the author use to describe her reaction to the female academic's accusation that Western culture had infiltrated the author's mind?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Anger.
(c) Amusement.
(d) Glee.

14. What was the title of the author's first novel?
(a) Half of a Yellow Sun.
(b) Purple Hibiscus.
(c) Americanah.
(d) For Love of Biafra.

15. The only TED Talk the author had given prior to her speech about feminism was called "The Danger of the Single Story" and focused on what topic?
(a) Transphobia.
(b) Sterotypes.
(c) Sexism.
(d) Ageism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author give as the reason for why the man in Lagos had believed what he had about the source of the author's money?

2. While she was promoting her first novel, the author says that a female academic told her that feminism was 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. What two adjectives does the author use to describe the man's reaction to receiving a tip?

5. Whom does the author name as being the first person to call her a feminist?

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