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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did the author decide to call herself after listening to the man advise her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) A Pretty Feminist.
(b) A Discerning Feminist.
(c) A Happy Feminist.
(d) A Jolly Feminist.

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

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

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) Dresses.
(b) Short skirts.
(c) Mascara.
(d) High Heels.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author says that a dear friend of hers once told her that calling herself a feminist meant what?

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

4. The author says that "if we do something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?

5. The author's first novel was about a man who did what?

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