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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 prays that her daughters will thrive.
(c) She thinks of her female ancestors.
(d) She gets inspired and cannot wait to read another one.

2. The author says that Okoloma always looked after her like a what?
(a) Like a husband.
(b) Like a father.
(c) Like a big brother.
(d) Like a best friend.

3. While she was promoting her first novel, the author says that a female academic told her that feminism was what?
(a) A birthright.
(b) Unladylike.
(c) A blessing.
(d) Un-African.

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

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 cannot find husbands.
(b) Because they are weaker than men.
(c) Because they have fewer job opportunities than men.
(d) Because they cannot control men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the title of the author's first novel?

3. What job did the man hold who advised the author not to call herself a feminist?

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. What type of point of view is used within the author's list of stereotypical qualities attributed to feminists?

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