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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what year did the author write her first novel?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1999.

4. What job did the man hold who advised the author not to call herself a feminist?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Theater owner.
(c) Professor.
(d) Editor.

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

6. The author says that she had read every published Mills and Boon book before she had turned what age?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

7. 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.

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

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

10. 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 Jolly African Feminist.
(b) An African Feminist.
(c) A Happy African Feminist.
(d) A Discerning African Feminist.

11. 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) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

12. What type of point of view is used within the author's list of stereotypical qualities attributed to feminists?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) A combination of second and first person.

13. What did the man in Lagos say when receiving his tip?
(a) "I appreciate this very much, ma'am" (14).
(b) "God bless you both" (14).
(c) "Thank you, sah!" (14).
(d) "Is this it?" (14).

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes her dear friend Louis as a "brilliant" and what kind of man?

2. After the man in Lagos's comment at receiving a tip, the author says she saw what "dawn on Louis's face"? (14)

3. The author says that "if we do something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?

4. The author says that a dear friend of hers once told her that calling herself a feminist meant what?

5. The first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?

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