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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The female academic told the author that the author was only calling herself a feminist because she had been influenced by what?
(a) Western books.
(b) Western newspapers.
(c) Western movies.
(d) Western magazines.

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

3. What did the man in Lagos say when receiving his tip?
(a) "I appreciate this very much, ma'am" (14).
(b) "Thank you, sah!" (14).
(c) "Is this it?" (14).
(d) "God bless you both" (14).

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

5. The author says that a dear friend of hers once told her that calling herself a feminist meant what?
(a) That she hated men.
(b) That she was probably gay.
(c) That she was too political for her own good.
(d) That she was too pretty for such a label.

Short Answer Questions

1. What superlative adjective does the author use to describe the city of Lagos?

2. What about the man in Lagos inspired the author to give him a tip?

3. What name did the author decide to call herself after being accused by the female academic of having been influenced by Western culture?

4. The author says that she often makes "the mistake of thinking that something that is" what "to her is just as" what "to everyone else" (12)?

5. What genre of books does Mills and Boon produce?

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