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

2. What is NOT a way the author feels when she gets ignored in a Nigerian restaurant?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Inhuman.
(d) Upset.

3. The man who advised the author not to call herself a feminist confided in her that people were saying her novel was what?
(a) Misogynistic.
(b) Sexist.
(c) Feminist.
(d) Preachy.

4. What does the author say happens every time she tries to read a classic feminist text?
(a) She thinks of her female ancestors.
(b) She gets inspired and cannot wait to read another one.
(c) She gets bored and struggles to finish.
(d) She prays that her daughters will thrive.

5. In what city does the author say she cannot visit reputable bars and clubs alone?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Jos.
(c) Abuja.
(d) Kano.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?

2. With whom had Louis and the author been out to dinner the night of the incident with the man in Lagos?

3. What hormone does the author say that men have more of than women?

4. What was the title of the author's first novel?

5. What job did the man hold who advised the author not to call herself a feminist?

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