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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 36-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say about the class monitor incident?
(a) It illustrates skewed gender norms.
(b) The teacher had apologized to her later.
(c) She has never forgotten it.
(d) She has never stopped being furious about it.

2. The author states that 1,000 years ago, what quality was the most important attribute for survival?
(a) Physical strength.
(b) Innovation.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Intelligence.

3. The author describes Lagos as having more energy than what city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

4. The author's first novel was about a man who did what?
(a) Robbed a bank.
(b) Murdered his child.
(c) Beat his wife.
(d) Had three wives.

5. What reason does the author give for worrying about her choice of clothing on her first day of teaching?
(a) She wanted to seem fashionable.
(b) She wanted to be taken seriously.
(c) She wanted to seem strict.
(d) She wanted to seem young.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT on the author's list of feelings that society teaches boys to fear?

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

3. The author tells the story of a Nigeran woman she knows who decided to do what for fear of intimidating a possible future husband?

4. What is NOT one element brought up by the author in her attempt to differentiate apes from humans?

5. What condition does the author say must be met before she goes out to restaurants or cafes in Lagos?

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