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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe the town in which she attended primary school?
(a) As a working class town.
(b) As a farming town.
(c) As a university town.
(d) As a sleepy little town.

2. The author states that most of the positions of prestige in the world are occupied by whom?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Men.
(c) Women.
(d) The rich.

3. The first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?
(a) A compliment.
(b) A revelation.
(c) A piece of praise.
(d) A secret.

4. When the author describes a woman she knows who has the same degree and job as her husband, for the completion of what task does the woman always thank her husband?
(a) For doing the dishes.
(b) For taking out the trash.
(c) For changing their baby's diaper.
(d) For cashing her paycheck.

5. The author laments the fact that society teaches girls to see each other as competitors for what?
(a) Accomplishments.
(b) Accolades.
(c) Jobs.
(d) The attention of men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What threat does the author say is much more likely to be levied against a woman than against a man?

3. The author says that just like in many big cities, doing what in Lagos in the evenings can be difficult?

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)?

5. The author says that modern society raises girls who cannot say that they have what?

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