1. One of the participants in the author's writing workshop had been told by a friend not to do what?
(a) To listen to the author's feminist ideas.
(b) To talk to the author after the end of the workshop.
(c) To tell her husband about her enrollment in the workshop.
(d) To share her personal feelings with the author.

2. What verb does the author use to describe the effect that the little things can sometimes have on people?
(a) Singe.
(b) Sting.
(c) Stab.
(d) Burn.

3. 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.

4. How did the author meet Okoloma?
(a) They worked together.
(b) They grew up on the same street.
(c) They met at a rally for social justice.
(d) They were distant cousins and met at a family reunion.

5. What gesture does the author remember the man making as he advised her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) He was standing with his hands on his hips.
(b) He was gesticulating with his hands.
(c) He was shaking his head sadly.
(d) He was looking down at his shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. The author states that the most famous cooks in the world are given the "fancy title of" (33) what?

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

4. The author describes her evolving feminist self-labels as being what?

5. What does the author say is more important than changes to policy and law in the fight for gender equality?

(see the answer key)

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