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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that she knows an unmarried woman who does what when she goes to conferences so that she will be given respect by her colleagues?
(a) Wears a wedding ring.
(b) Tells funny stories about her pretend husband.
(c) Makes pretend phone calls to her pretend husband.
(d) Brings a male friend with her to pose as her husband.

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

3. The author recalls when her friend Louis told her, "Everything is" what "now for women"? (12)
(a) Good.
(b) Fine.
(c) Equal.
(d) Fair.

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. The author states that modern society teaches boys to do what to their true selves?
(a) Project.
(b) Mask.
(c) Be proud of.
(d) Bury.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. The author states that the most famous cooks in the world are given the "fancy title of" (33) what?

3. What threat does the author say is much more likely to be levied against a woman than against a man?

4. What was the position of the man who stopped the author at the door of her Nigerian hotel?

5. How did the author perform on the test meant to assign class monitors?

(see the answer key)

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