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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 36-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does the author use as a metaphor for masculinity?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A mirage.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A cage.

2. The author states that she knows that the lack of acknowledgement of women in Nigerian restaurants is not meant to intend what?
(a) Harm.
(b) Pain.
(c) Offense.
(d) Rudeness.

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

4. The author states that usually when a woman states that she has taken an action "for peace in [her] marriage" (31), it is because she has given up what?
(a) A job, a career goal, or a dream.
(b) Financial security.
(c) An inappropriate hobby.
(d) Emotional well-being.

5. What does the author state is true of a great many marriages?
(a) The woman does most of the child-rearing.
(b) The woman arranges the couple's social life.
(c) The man makes more money.
(d) The woman does most of the housework.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author relates the story of her friend who had felt slighted by her boss in a meeting and had wanted to challenge him, but had instead taken what action?

2. The author states that physically, men are in general more what than women are?

3. The author's first novel was about a man who did 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. The author laments the fact that society teaches girls to see each other as competitors for what?

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