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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, not wearing a wedding ring in a modern workplace results in a woman being seen as easily what?
(a) Manipulated.
(b) Lovable.
(c) Dismissable.
(d) Ignored.

2. What word is used in Nigeria in order to describe a woman who likes and is good at domestic duties?
(a) Domestic.
(b) Homey.
(c) Wifely.
(d) Homely.

3. The author relates the story of her friend who had felt slighted by her boss in a meeting and had wanted to challenge him, but had instead taken what action?
(a) She had gone home and cried.
(b) She had resigned.
(c) She had filed an anonymous complaint.
(d) She had called the author in order to vent.

4. What was NOT one of the questions the man asked the author when he stopped her outside of her Nigerian hotel?
(a) Has your stay been a pleasant one so far?
(b) What is the name and room number of the person you are visiting?
(c) Do you know the person you are visiting in the hotel today?
(d) Can you prove that you are a hotel guest by showing me your key card?

5. What is NOT a way the author feels when she gets ignored in a Nigerian restaurant?
(a) Inhuman.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Upset.
(d) Relieved.

6. The author states that the commands that society tells girls, such as "Close your legs. Cover yourself" (31) are examples of teaching girls what?
(a) Shame.
(b) To learn to protect their virginity.
(c) To fight off sexual advances.
(d) To hate themselves.

7. The author laments the fact that society teaches girls to see each other as competitors for what?
(a) Accolades.
(b) Accomplishments.
(c) The attention of men.
(d) Jobs.

8. What action is NOT included in the author's list of things American women believe they cannot do if they want to be liked?
(a) Disagreeing too loudly.
(b) Showing anger.
(c) Being aggressive.
(d) Calling herself a feminist.

9. The author insists that in modern society, "we stifle the" (26) what of boys?
(a) Playfulness.
(b) Vulnerability.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Humanity.

10. When an acquaintance attacked the author's article, saying that it was too angry, the article had focused on the nature of being what two qualities while living in Lagos?
(a) Strong and female.
(b) Weak and oppressed.
(c) Young and female.
(d) Poor and unemployed.

11. The author states that she knows an unmarried woman who does what when she goes to conferences so that she will be given respect by her colleagues?
(a) Tells funny stories about her pretend husband.
(b) Makes pretend phone calls to her pretend husband.
(c) Brings a male friend with her to pose as her husband.
(d) Wears a wedding ring.

12. The author states that "it is one thing to know something intellectually, and quite another to feel it" (20) in what way?
(a) Emotionally.
(b) In your gut.
(c) Spiritually.
(d) In your bones.

13. What verb does the author use to describe the effect that the little things can sometimes have on people?
(a) Stab.
(b) Burn.
(c) Sting.
(d) Singe.

14. What two qualities does the author suggest that society focus on when raising children instead of focusing on gender?
(a) Money and fame.
(b) Happiness and satisfaction.
(c) Suitability and adaptability.
(d) Ability and interest.

15. What hormone does the author say that men have more of than women?
(a) Estrogen.
(b) Cortisol.
(c) Testosterone.
(d) Progesterone.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that the socialization inflicted upon girls makes them grow up to be women who have by then turned what into an art form?

2. The author suggests that society start to raise boys and girls who do not link what two elements together?

3. The author brings up the case of a woman she knows who hates what, but pretends to like it because it will make her "good wife material" (33)?

4. The author marvels at the vast number of magazine articles and books all over the world that teach women how to do what?

5. The author states that in what kind of way, men rule the world?

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