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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 two items does the author say she had wanted to wear on her first day of teaching?
(a) A flouncy blouse and an ascot.
(b) A denim jacket and a miniskirt.
(c) Shiny lip gloss and a girly skirt.
(d) A hat and a frilly vest.

2. The author states that she knows that the lack of acknowledgement of women in Nigerian restaurants is not meant to intend what?
(a) Harm.
(b) Offense.
(c) Pain.
(d) Rudeness.

3. The author states that what topic is "not an easy conversation to have" (39)?
(a) Gender.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Solutions.
(d) Sexism.

4. The author explains that many men in Nigeria have been "raised to expect so little of men that the idea of men as savage beings with no self-control is somehow" (31) what?
(a) Acceptable.
(b) Normal.
(c) A given.
(d) The norm.

5. The author insists that bottom power is not really power at all since what condition is present?
(a) It is gained through fear and intimidation.
(b) The man does not have his own power and is just tapping into someone else's power.
(c) The woman does not have her own power and is just tapping into someone else's power.
(d) Education costs money that many women cannot afford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did the man hold who advised the author not to call herself a feminist?

2. The author's definition of a feminist is a person who says that there is a problem with what as it is today and that we must fix it?

3. What relationship between culture and people is suggested by the author?

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

5. For what reason can the author not attend the official meetings of her family?

(see the answer key)

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