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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say about the class monitor incident?
(a) She has never stopped being furious about it.
(b) It illustrates skewed gender norms.
(c) She has never forgotten it.
(d) The teacher had apologized to her later.

2. What was Louis's reaction to the man's words after receiving his tip?
(a) He was amused.
(b) He was angry.
(c) He was proud.
(d) He was surprised.

3. What did the man in Lagos say when receiving his tip?
(a) "Is this it?" (14).
(b) "Thank you, sah!" (14).
(c) "God bless you both" (14).
(d) "I appreciate this very much, ma'am" (14).

4. The author describes Lagos as having more energy than what city?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York City.
(d) London.

5. When the man advised the author not to call herself a feminist, he said that feminists are women who are unhappy because of what reason??
(a) Because they are weaker than men.
(b) Because they cannot control men.
(c) Because they cannot find husbands.
(d) Because they have fewer job opportunities than men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did the author decide to call herself after being accused by the female academic of having been influenced by Western culture?

2. What does the author give as the reason for why the man in Lagos had believed what he had about the source of the author's money?

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

4. What adjective does the author use to describe her reaction to the female academic's accusation that Western culture had infiltrated the author's mind?

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

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