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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 much money did the author give as a tip to the man in Lagos?
(a) The equivalent of five U.S. dollars.
(b) The equivalent of three U.S. dollars.
(c) The equivalent of two U.S. dollars.
(d) She does not give the reader that information.

2. The author states that the most famous cooks in the world are given the "fancy title of" (33) what?
(a) Sous chef.
(b) Maitre d'.
(c) Chef.
(d) Preparateur.

3. What is NOT listed as one of the duties performed by the men who park cars in Lagos?
(a) Guiding drivers into parking spots.
(b) Washing people's cars.
(c) Finding parking spots for drivers.
(d) Looking after people's cars.

4. The author states that modern society teaches boys to do what to their true selves?
(a) Mask.
(b) Bury.
(c) Be proud of.
(d) Project.

5. What does the author state is true of a great many marriages?
(a) The woman arranges the couple's social life.
(b) The woman does most of the child-rearing.
(c) The man makes more money.
(d) The woman does most of the housework.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that 1,000 years ago, what quality was the most important attribute for survival?

2. The author states that "the problem with gender is that it" does what "rather than recognizing how we are" (33)?

3. The author's friend who had not challenged her boss told the author it was because she did not want to seem what?

4. The author explains that many men in Nigeria have been "raised to expect so little of men that the idea of men as savage beings with no self-control is somehow" (31) what?

5. How did the author meet Okoloma?

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