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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author relates the story of her friend who had felt slighted by her boss in a meeting and had wanted to challenge him, but had instead taken what action?
(a) She had filed an anonymous complaint.
(b) She had resigned.
(c) She had gone home and cried.
(d) She had called the author in order to vent.

2. What detail of Okoloma's method of dress is remembered vividly by the author?
(a) Okoloma wore a dashiki.
(b) Okoloma wore cowboy boots.
(c) Okoloma wore a bolo tie.
(d) Okoloma wore an ascot.

3. The author states that "it is one thing to know something intellectually, and quite another to feel it" (20) in what way?
(a) Emotionally.
(b) In your gut.
(c) Spiritually.
(d) In your bones.

4. After the qualifying tests were scored, the teacher said that all class monitors had to be what?
(a) Studious.
(b) Punctual.
(c) Male.
(d) Polite.

5. What prestigious position was held by Wangari Maathai before her death?
(a) The Kenyan Nobel peace laureate.
(b) The ambassador to Kenya.
(c) The United States Poet Laureate.
(d) The Nobel Prize Winner for Literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says that Okoloma always looked after her like a what?

2. What percent of the world's population is female?

3. What does the author give as the reason for why the man in Lagos had believed what he had about the source of the author's money?

4. The author points out that women can perform what action, while men cannot?

5. How does the author describe the town in which she attended primary school?

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