1. The author describes Lagos as having more entrepreneurial spirit than what city?
(a) London.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Johannesburg.

2. The author states that the inhumane response of some Nigerians to the case of a recent gang rape was due to the fact that they have been raised to think of women as inherently what?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Naive.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Sexual.

3. The author describes her dear friend Louis as a "brilliant" and what kind of man?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Kind.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Thoughtful.

4. The author states that she has never thought it made much sense to leave what crucial task in the hands of others?
(a) The ability to make oneself proud.
(b) The ability to provide one's own happiness.
(c) The ability to nourish oneself.
(d) The ability to clean up after oneself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author entreats the reader to "imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn't have the weight of" (33) what?

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

3. What genre of books does Mills and Boon produce?

4. What word is used in Nigeria in order to describe a woman who likes and is good at domestic duties?

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

(see the answer key)

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