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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author recalls when her friend Louis told her, "Everything is" what "now for women"? (12)
(a) Equal.
(b) Fine.
(c) Good.
(d) Fair.

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

3. The author says that she often makes "the mistake of thinking that something that is" what "to her is just as" what "to everyone else" (12)?
(a) Obvious.
(b) Unjust.
(c) Clear.
(d) Right.

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

5. What about the man in Lagos inspired the author to give him a tip?
(a) His theatrics.
(b) His jokes.
(c) His smile.
(d) His kindness.

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) Enlightenment.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Realization.
(d) Comprehension.

7. The author describes her dear friend Louis as a "brilliant" and what kind of man?
(a) Thoughtful.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Kind.

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

9. In what country did the author attend primary school?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Zambia.
(d) Zimbabwe.

10. The author says that "if we see something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?
(a) Invisible.
(b) Normal.
(c) Integral to our lives.
(d) Part of the landscape.

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

12. 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?
(a) Someone needs to park an RV.
(b) When there are available parking spots.
(c) It is pouring down rain.
(d) There are no parking spots to be had.

13. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
(a) The United States.
(b) The United Kingdom.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Zambia.

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

15. About what issue had the author and Okoloma been arguing when he named her as a feminist?
(a) The practice of holding the door open for another person.
(b) Pay inequality.
(c) The author does not recall the subject of the argument.
(d) Career opportunities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?

2. The author's first novel was about a man who did what?

3. 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?

4. What is NOT listed as one of the duties performed by the men who park cars in Lagos?

5. The author's original TED Talk about feminism was given at Hi, a yearly conference focused on what?

(see the answer keys)

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