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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author perform on the test meant to assign class monitors?
(a) She earned the highest score in the class.
(b) She earned the third-highest score in the class.
(c) She earned the lowest score in the class.
(d) She earned the second-highest score in the class.

2. With whom had Louis and the author been out to dinner the night of the incident with the man in Lagos?
(a) With family.
(b) With co-workers.
(c) With friends.
(d) Only with one another.

3. How did the author meet Okoloma?
(a) They met at a rally for social justice.
(b) They worked together.
(c) They grew up on the same street.
(d) They were distant cousins and met at a family reunion.

4. What name did the author decide to call herself after being accused by the female academic of having been influenced by Western culture?
(a) A Happy African Feminist.
(b) A Discerning African Feminist.
(c) A Jolly African Feminist.
(d) An African Feminist.

5. After the qualifying tests were scored, the teacher said that all class monitors had to be what?
(a) Male.
(b) Polite.
(c) Punctual.
(d) Studious.

6. What does the author give as the reason for why the man in Lagos had believed what he had about the source of the author's money?
(a) Because she is a woman.
(b) Because Louis is a man.
(c) Because Okoloma is a man.
(d) Because Kene is a man.

7. What was Louis's reaction to the man's words after receiving his tip?
(a) He was surprised.
(b) He was angry.
(c) He was amused.
(d) He was proud.

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

9. Whom does the author name as being the first person to call her a feminist?
(a) Okoloma.
(b) Louis.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Kene.

10. In what town did the author attend primary school?
(a) Abuja.
(b) Nsukka.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Akure.

11. What was the title of the author's first novel?
(a) For Love of Biafra.
(b) Purple Hibiscus.
(c) Americanah.
(d) Half of a Yellow Sun.

12. The author says that Okoloma always looked after her like a what?
(a) Like a best friend.
(b) Like a big brother.
(c) Like a husband.
(d) Like a father.

13. In what area of her country was the author's primary school located?
(a) Southwestern.
(b) Northwestern.
(c) Southeastern.
(d) Northeastern.

14. In what year was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2006.

15. The author describes Lagos as having more entrepreneurial spirit than what city?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) Chicago.
(c) London.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. The only TED Talk the author had given prior to her speech about feminism was called "The Danger of the Single Story" and focused on what topic?

2. Whom did the man in Lagos thank for the tip given to him by the author?

3. In what country did the author attend primary school?

4. What superlative adjective does the author use to describe the city of Lagos?

5. What gesture does the author remember the man making as he advised her not to call herself a feminist?

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