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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe the town in which she attended primary school?
(a) As a sleepy little town.
(b) As a university town.
(c) As a working class town.
(d) As a farming town.

2. 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?
(a) Ask her mother the meaning of the word.
(b) Look up the word in the encyclopedia.
(c) Ask her brother the meaning of the word.
(d) Look up the word in the dictionary.

3. What detail of Okoloma's method of dress is remembered vividly by the author?
(a) Okoloma wore cowboy boots.
(b) Okoloma wore an ascot.
(c) Okoloma wore a bolo tie.
(d) Okoloma wore a dashiki.

4. Lagos is described as being what type of hub within the country?
(a) Agricultural.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Exporting.
(d) Commercial.

5. While she was promoting her first novel, the author says that a female academic told her that feminism was what?
(a) A blessing.
(b) A birthright.
(c) Un-African.
(d) Unladylike.

6. After the man in Lagos's comment at receiving a tip, the author says she saw what "dawn on Louis's face"? (14)
(a) Realization.
(b) Comprehension.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Understanding.

7. Whom did the man in Lagos thank for the tip given to him by the author?
(a) Louis.
(b) Kene.
(c) The author.
(d) Okoloma.

8. 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) An African Feminist.
(c) A Jolly African Feminist.
(d) A Discerning African Feminist.

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

10. What gesture does the author remember the man making as he advised her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) He was gesticulating with his hands.
(b) He was looking down at his shoes.
(c) He was shaking his head sadly.
(d) He was standing with his hands on his hips.

11. From what location did the author pull out the money when tipping the man in Lagos?
(a) From her glove compartment.
(b) From Louis's wallet.
(c) From her bag.
(d) From her pocket.

12. What condition does the author say must be met before she goes out to restaurants or cafes in Lagos?
(a) It must be evening.
(b) It must be past midnight.
(c) It must be afternoon.
(d) It must be morning.

13. The author describes the city of Lagos as having almost how many people?
(a) 20 million.
(b) 30 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 8 million.

14. What genre of books does Mills and Boon produce?
(a) Academic textbooks.
(b) Science fiction novels.
(c) Travel essays.
(d) Romance novels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author relates that her primary school teacher had announced that how many of the top test-takers would become class monitors?

2. What type of point of view is used within the author's list of stereotypical qualities attributed to feminists?

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

4. Whom does the author name as being the first person to call her a feminist?

5. The author says that the group of young men in Lagos make a business out of finding parking spots, even when what condition is met?

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