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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 most of the positions of prestige in the world are occupied by whom?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) The rich.
(d) Politicians.

2. When an acquaintance attacked the author's article, saying that it was too angry, the article had focused on the nature of being what two qualities while living in Lagos?
(a) Young and female.
(b) Weak and oppressed.
(c) Poor and unemployed.
(d) Strong and female.

3. The author describes her dear friend Louis as a "brilliant" and what kind of man?
(a) Kind.
(b) Thoughtful.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Liberal.

4. The author states that usually when a man states that he has taken an action "for peace in [his] marriage" (31), it is because he has given up what?
(a) Emotional well-being.
(b) Financial security.
(c) A job, a career goal, or a dream.
(d) An inappropriate hobby.

5. What was the position of the man who stopped the author at the door of her Nigerian hotel?
(a) A guard.
(b) A bellhop.
(c) A valet.
(d) A doorman.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what source does the author say the man in Lagos had believed that all her money had originated?

2. What was NOT one of the duties assigned to a class monitor?

3. The author states that society teaches girls to make themselves what?

4. The author states that physically, men are in general more what than women are?

5. After the qualifying tests were scored, the teacher said that all class monitors had to be what?

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