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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author's original TED Talk about feminism was given at Hi, a yearly conference focused on what?
(a) Equality.
(b) Social issues.
(c) Gender.
(d) Africa.

2. The author describes the word feminist as being what with "negative baggage" (8)?
(a) Swarming.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Full.
(d) Loaded.

3. 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.

4. What adjective does the author use to describe her reaction to the female academic's accusation that Western culture had infiltrated the author's mind?
(a) Glee.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Anger.
(d) Amusement.

5. The author says that a dear friend of hers once told her that calling herself a feminist meant what?
(a) That she was probably gay.
(b) That she was too pretty for such a label.
(c) That she hated men.
(d) That she was too political for her own good.

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

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

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

9. What is NOT on the author's list of stereptypical beliefs regarding feminists?
(a) Feminists do not have a sense of humor.
(b) Feminists do not wear deodorant.
(c) Feminists hate men.
(d) Feminists dress in unattractive clothes.

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

11. 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) Clear.
(b) Obvious.
(c) Right.
(d) Unjust.

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

13. What does the author say about the class monitor incident?
(a) It illustrates skewed gender norms.
(b) The teacher had apologized to her later.
(c) She has never forgotten it.
(d) She has never stopped being furious about it.

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

15. The author relates that her primary school teacher had announced that how many of the top test-takers would become class monitors?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The man who advised the author not to call herself a feminist confided in her that people were saying her novel was what?

4. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?

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

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