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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 clean up after oneself.
(b) The ability to provide one's own happiness.
(c) The ability to nourish oneself.
(d) The ability to make oneself proud.

2. What was NOT one of the duties assigned to a class monitor?
(a) To hit distracted children with a cane.
(b) To patrol the class for noisemakers.
(c) To write the names of noisemakers.
(d) To hold a cane.

3. In what city does the author say she cannot visit reputable bars and clubs alone?
(a) Kano.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Jos.
(d) Abuja.

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

5. What member of the author's family does she describe as brilliant?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When an acquaintance attacked the author's article, saying that it was too angry, the article had focused on the nature of being what two qualities while living in Lagos?

3. Because the author had not known what the word feminist meant the first time it was applied to her, she planned to do what the moment she arrived home?

4. The author states that usually when a woman states that she has taken an action "for peace in [her] marriage" (31), it is because she has given up what?

5. The author states that every time she walks into a Nigerian restaurant with a man, who greets the man and ignores her?

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