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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the position of the man who stopped the author at the door of her Nigerian hotel?
(a) A bellhop.
(b) A valet.
(c) A doorman.
(d) A guard.

2. 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 too political for her own good.
(c) That she was probably gay.
(d) That she was too pretty for such a label.

3. With whom had Louis and the author been out to dinner the night of the incident with the man in Lagos?
(a) With co-workers.
(b) With family.
(c) With friends.
(d) Only with one another.

4. The author writes that "Gender as it functions today is a grave" (20) what?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Relic.
(c) Antiquity.
(d) Travesty.

5. The author points out that women can perform what action, while men cannot?
(a) Feed their children.
(b) Experience multiple orgasms.
(c) Menstruate.
(d) Have babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT on the author's list of stereptypical beliefs regarding feminists?

2. After the qualifying tests were scored, the teacher said that all class monitors had to be what?

3. The author recalls when her friend Louis told her, "Everything is" what "now for women"? (12)

4. What prestigious position was held by Wangari Maathai before her death?

5. What action is NOT included in the author's list of things American women believe they cannot do if they want to be liked?

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