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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The female academic told the author that the author was only calling herself a feminist because she had been influenced by what?
(a) Western newspapers.
(b) Western magazines.
(c) Western movies.
(d) Western books.

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

3. What happened during the author's original TED Talk about feminism that the author says gave her hope?
(a) Questions from the audience.
(b) Tears from the audience.
(c) Testimony from audience members.
(d) A standing ovation.

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

5. What is NOT listed as one of the duties performed by the men who park cars in Lagos?
(a) Washing people's cars.
(b) Guiding drivers into parking spots.
(c) Looking after people's cars.
(d) Finding parking spots for drivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT on the author's list of stereptypical beliefs regarding feminists?

2. The author describes the word feminist as being what with "negative baggage" (8)?

3. The author's first novel was about a man who did what?

4. The man who advised the author not to call herself a feminist confided in her that people were saying her novel was what?

5. The author's original TED Talk about feminism was given at Hi, a yearly conference focused on what?

(see the answer key)

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