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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16-24.

Multiple Choice 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)?
(a) Obvious.
(b) Unjust.
(c) Clear.
(d) Right.

2. What hormone does the author say that men have more of than women?
(a) Estrogen.
(b) Testosterone.
(c) Cortisol.
(d) Progesterone.

3. The author describes the city of Lagos as having almost how many people?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 30 million.

4. The author says that "if we do something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?
(a) Linked to muscle memory.
(b) Second-nature.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Normal.

5. One of the participants in the author's writing workshop had been told by a friend not to do what?
(a) To talk to the author after the end of the workshop.
(b) To listen to the author's feminist ideas.
(c) To share her personal feelings with the author.
(d) To tell her husband about her enrollment in the workshop.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author marvels at how many female American friends of hers are ridiculously invested in being what?

2. The author says that the first time she was called a feminist, the speaker's tone had been the same tone a person would use to accuse someone of being a what?

3. The first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?

4. What condition does the author say must be met before she goes out to restaurants or cafes in Lagos?

5. What does the author say about the class monitor incident?

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