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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 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 shaking his head sadly.
(c) He was looking down at his shoes.
(d) He was gesticulating with his hands.

2. The author states that "the harder a man feels compelled to be, the weaker his" (26) what is?
(a) Sense of justice.
(b) Ego.
(c) Will.
(d) Resolve.

3. What word does the author say she dislikes above all other English words?
(a) Girly.
(b) Emasculation.
(c) Machismo.
(d) Defeminization.

4. Lagos is described as being what type of hub within the country?
(a) Exporting.
(b) Agricultural.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Commercial.

5. What two adjectives does the author use to describe the man's reaction to receiving a tip?
(a) Happy and grateful.
(b) Ashamed and apologetic.
(c) Suspicious and cunning.
(d) Wary and unsmiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that "it is one thing to know something intellectually, and quite another to feel it" (20) in what way?

2. The author states that the majority of famous cooks in the world are what?

3. What about the man in Lagos inspired the author to give him a tip?

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

5. About what issue had the author and Okoloma been arguing when he named her as a feminist?

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