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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what issue had the author and Okoloma been arguing when he named her as a feminist?
(a) The practice of holding the door open for another person.
(b) Pay inequality.
(c) Career opportunities.
(d) The author does not recall the subject of the argument.

2. The author says that "if we see something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?
(a) Invisible.
(b) Integral to our lives.
(c) Part of the landscape.
(d) Normal.

3. In what country was the author promoting her first novel when a man advised her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Zambia.

4. How did the author meet Okoloma?
(a) They were distant cousins and met at a family reunion.
(b) They worked together.
(c) They grew up on the same street.
(d) They met at a rally for social justice.

5. The author describes Lagos as having more entrepreneurial spirit than what city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) London.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the town in which she attended primary school?

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

3. What detail of Okoloma's method of dress is remembered vividly by the author?

4. What adverb does the author use to describe the manner in which the young men in Lagos help people park their cars?

5. What gesture does the author remember the man making as he advised her not to call herself a feminist?

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