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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What genre of books does Mills and Boon produce?
(a) Academic textbooks.
(b) Romance novels.
(c) Science fiction novels.
(d) Travel essays.

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) A Discerning African Feminist.
(b) A Happy African Feminist.
(c) A Jolly African Feminist.
(d) An African Feminist.

3. 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) Un-African.
(d) A blessing.

4. When the man advised the author not to call herself a feminist, he said that feminists are women who are unhappy because of what reason??
(a) Because they cannot control men.
(b) Because they are weaker than men.
(c) Because they cannot find husbands.
(d) Because they have fewer job opportunities than men.

5. What happened during the author's original TED Talk about feminism that the author says gave her hope?
(a) Tears from the audience.
(b) Questions from the audience.
(c) Testimony from audience members.
(d) A standing ovation.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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)?

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

5. Wangari Maathai famously said that "the higher you go, the fewer" what "there are" (16)?

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