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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author describes her evolving feminist self-labels as being what?
(a) For her own amusement.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Tongue-in-cheek.
(d) Hyperbolic.

3. How old was the author when the qualifying tests were given to determine the roles of class monitors?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

4. The female academic told the author that the author was only calling herself a feminist because she had been influenced by what?
(a) Western books.
(b) Western newspapers.
(c) Western movies.
(d) Western magazines.

5. What superlative adjective does the author use to describe the city of Lagos?
(a) Largest.
(b) Poorest.
(c) Smallest.
(d) Richest.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that she has never thought it made much sense to leave what crucial task in the hands of others?

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

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

4. Wangari Maathai famously said that "the higher you go, the fewer" what "there are" (16)?

5. The other says that because she was what, she knew she would automatically have to prove her worth to her students?

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