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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wangari Maathai famously said that "the higher you go, the fewer" what "there are" (16)?
(a) Women.
(b) Restrictions.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Ignorant people.

2. The author states that women are instructed to always keep in mind that what aspect of life is the most important?
(a) Career.
(b) Children.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Travel.

3. What name did the author decide to call herself after listening to the man advise her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) A Discerning Feminist.
(b) A Pretty Feminist.
(c) A Happy Feminist.
(d) A Jolly Feminist.

4. The man who advised the author not to call herself a feminist confided in her that people were saying her novel was what?
(a) Preachy.
(b) Misogynistic.
(c) Sexist.
(d) Feminist.

5. The first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?
(a) A compliment.
(b) A revelation.
(c) A piece of praise.
(d) A secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that the commands that society tells girls, such as "Close your legs. Cover yourself" (31) are examples of teaching girls what?

2. What word does the author say she dislikes above all other English words?

3. The author states that most of the positions of prestige in the world are occupied by whom?

4. In what area of her country was the author's primary school located?

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

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