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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author name as being the first person to call her a feminist?
(a) Okoloma.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Kene.
(d) Louis.

2. What gesture does the author remember the man making as he advised her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) He was standing with his hands on his hips.
(b) He was gesticulating with his hands.
(c) He was looking down at his shoes.
(d) He was shaking his head sadly.

3. The first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?
(a) A piece of praise.
(b) A secret.
(c) A revelation.
(d) A compliment.

4. The author says that at some point, she added to her feminist label the words "Who Likes to Wear Lip Gloss and" what "for Herself and Not For Men" (8)?
(a) High Heels.
(b) Short skirts.
(c) Mascara.
(d) Dresses.

5. The author describes her evolving feminist self-labels as being what?
(a) Hyperbolic.
(b) Ironic.
(c) For her own amusement.
(d) Tongue-in-cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country was the author promoting her first novel when a man advised her not to call herself a feminist?

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

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

4. How did the author meet Okoloma?

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

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