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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Louis's reaction to the man's words after receiving his tip?
(a) He was proud.
(b) He was surprised.
(c) He was amused.
(d) He was angry.

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

3. What prestigious position was held by Wangari Maathai before her death?
(a) The Nobel Prize Winner for Literature.
(b) The United States Poet Laureate.
(c) The ambassador to Kenya.
(d) The Kenyan Nobel peace laureate.

4. The author states that in today's world, women are taught not to express anger because anger emanating from a woman is considered what?
(a) Intimidating.
(b) Scary.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Threatening.

5. The author states that "it is one thing to know something intellectually, and quite another to feel it" (20) in what way?
(a) In your bones.
(b) In your gut.
(c) Spiritually.
(d) Emotionally.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that in what kind of way, men rule the world?

2. What name did the author decide to call herself after being accused by the female academic of having been influenced by Western culture?

3. What did the man in Lagos say when receiving his tip?

4. From what location did the author pull out the money when tipping the man in Lagos?

5. After the man in Lagos's comment at receiving a tip, the author says she saw what "dawn on Louis's face"? (14)

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