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

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

3. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
(a) The United States.
(b) Zambia.
(c) The United Kingdom.
(d) Nigeria.

4. What name did the author decide to call herself after being accused by the female academic of having been influenced by Western culture?
(a) A Happy African Feminist.
(b) A Discerning African Feminist.
(c) An African Feminist.
(d) A Jolly African Feminist.

5. 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?
(a) Glee.
(b) Anger.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Amusement.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says that the first time she was called a feminist, the speaker's tone had been the same tone a person would use to accuse someone of being a what?

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

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

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

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

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