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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 to improve the gender problem, we must start by doing what?
(a) By resisting gender-based stereotypes.
(b) By learning as much as we can about feminism.
(c) By raising our sons and daughters differently.
(d) By weighing each one of our daily actions.

2. From what source does the author say the man in Lagos had believed that all her money had originated?
(a) From her husband.
(b) From family inheritance.
(c) From Louis.
(d) From prostitution.

3. The author asks that the reader begin to dream about and plan for "a world of happier men and happier women" who are more what?
(a) Willing to make changes in the world.
(b) Aware of their own actions.
(c) Satisfied with their lives.
(d) True to themselves.

4. 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.

5. According to the author, not wearing a wedding ring in a modern workplace results in a woman being seen as easily what?
(a) Lovable.
(b) Ignored.
(c) Manipulated.
(d) Dismissable.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that in Nigeria, a Nigerian female walking into a hotel alone is automatically assumed to be a what?

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

3. 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?

4. What was NOT one of the questions the man asked the author when he stopped her outside of her Nigerian hotel?

5. The author states that the commands that society tells girls, such as "Close your legs. Cover yourself" (31) are examples of teaching girls what?

(see the answer key)

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