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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because the author had not known what the word feminist meant the first time it was applied to her, she planned to do what the moment she arrived home?
(a) Ask her brother the meaning of the word.
(b) Look up the word in the encyclopedia.
(c) Ask her mother the meaning of the word.
(d) Look up the word in the dictionary.

2. The author describes the word feminist as being what with "negative baggage" (8)?
(a) Swarming.
(b) Loaded.
(c) Full.
(d) Heavy.

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

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

5. What genre of books does Mills and Boon produce?
(a) Science fiction novels.
(b) Academic textbooks.
(c) Travel essays.
(d) Romance novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?

2. What happened during the author's original TED Talk about feminism that the author says gave her hope?

3. The author says that she had read every published Mills and Boon book before she had turned what age?

4. The first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?

5. What name did the author decide to call herself after listening to the man advise her not to call herself a feminist?

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