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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Pretense.
(c) Deception.
(d) Submission.

2. The author states that in Nigeria, a Nigerian female walking into a hotel alone is automatically assumed to be a what?
(a) A sex worker.
(b) A feminist.
(c) A divorcee.
(d) A businesswoman.

3. The author states that usually when a woman states that she has taken an action "for peace in [her] marriage" (31), it is because she has given up what?
(a) Emotional well-being.
(b) An inappropriate hobby.
(c) Financial security.
(d) A job, a career goal, or a dream.

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

5. In what city does the author teach a writing workshop?
(a) Jos.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Abuja.
(d) Ibadan.

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

7. What word does the author say she dislikes above all other English words?
(a) Defeminization.
(b) Girly.
(c) Machismo.
(d) Emasculation.

8. The author states that 1,000 years ago, what quality was the most important attribute for survival?
(a) Physical strength.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Innovation.
(d) Knowledge.

9. What member of the author's family does she describe as brilliant?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

10. What object does the author use as a metaphor for masculinity?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A cage.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A mirage.

11. The author explains that many men in Nigeria have been "raised to expect so little of men that the idea of men as savage beings with no self-control is somehow" (31) what?
(a) The norm.
(b) Normal.
(c) Acceptable.
(d) A given.

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

13. The author entreats the reader to "imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn't have the weight of" (33) what?
(a) Gender expectations.
(b) Cultural expectations.
(c) Socialization.
(d) Social norms.

14. The author states that modern society teaches boys to do what to their true selves?
(a) Be proud of.
(b) Bury.
(c) Project.
(d) Mask.

15. What does the author state is true of a great many marriages?
(a) The woman does most of the child-rearing.
(b) The man makes more money.
(c) The woman arranges the couple's social life.
(d) The woman does most of the housework.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes that "Anger has a long history of bringing about" (20) what?

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

3. What threat does the author say is much more likely to be levied against a woman than against a man?

4. The author states that society teaches girls to make themselves what?

5. The author marvels at how many female American friends of hers are ridiculously invested in being what?

(see the answer keys)

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