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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because the author had not known what the word feminist meant the first time it was applied to her, she planned to do what the moment she arrived home?
(a) Ask her brother the meaning of the word.
(b) Ask her mother the meaning of the word.
(c) Look up the word in the dictionary.
(d) Look up the word in the encyclopedia.

2. The author states that the most famous cooks in the world are given the "fancy title of" (33) what?
(a) Maitre d'.
(b) Sous chef.
(c) Preparateur.
(d) Chef.

3. What was the name of the law enacted by President Obama in 2009 that sought to reduce the income gap between men and women?
(a) The Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
(b) The Equal Pay Act.
(c) The Family and Medical Leave Act.
(d) The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

4. What does the author state is true of a great many marriages?
(a) The woman arranges the couple's social life.
(b) The woman does most of the child-rearing.
(c) The man makes more money.
(d) The woman does most of the housework.

5. When the author describes a woman she knows who has the same degree and job as her husband, for the completion of what task does the woman always thank her husband?
(a) For cashing her paycheck.
(b) For changing their baby's diaper.
(c) For doing the dishes.
(d) For taking out the trash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two qualities does the author suggest that society focus on when raising children instead of focusing on gender?

2. The author describes her dear friend Louis as a "brilliant" and what kind of man?

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

4. The author states that when she looked up the word feminism in the dictionary as a teenager, the definition had been "a person who believes in the equality of the sexes" (45). What is NOT one type of equality mentioned in the dictionary definition?

5. Whom did the man in Lagos thank for the tip given to him by the author?

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