Quotes

Question 1

Ambition

Answer 1

We say to girls, you can have ambition, but not too much

Question 2

Choices

Answer 2

pushed to make terrible choices

Question 3

Too happy

Answer 3

If he thought I was too happy about something that did not have to do with him, he always found a way to put it down

Question 4

Study literature

Answer 4

When she said she wanted to study literature at university, he told her it was not viable

Question 5

Implausible

Real

Answer 5

The whole thing was implausible

It isn’t a real story of real people

Question 6

Accepting

Answer 6

Used to accepting what life gave

Question 7

Do nothing

Answer 7

Why do we always say nothing

Question 8

Smart women

Answer 8

If you let him, he would do man things for you. Smart women did it all the time.

Question 9

Not to notice

Answer 9

Ujunwa tried not to notice that Edward often stared at her body

Question 10

After all

Answer 10

She was, after all, a woman with no other choices

Question 11

Thanked them

Answer 11

I had thanked them for everything - finding a husband

Question 12

Did not remind

Answer 12

I did not remind them that I wanted to take the JAMB exam again and try for the university

Question 13

Higher/fewer

Answer 13

The higher you go, the fewer women there are

Question 14

Never quite like that

Answer 14

It’s never quite like that in real life though is it