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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 to improve the gender problem, we must start by doing what?
(a) By raising our sons and daughters differently.
(b) By resisting gender-based stereotypes.
(c) By learning as much as we can about feminism.
(d) By weighing each one of our daily actions.

2. The author states that women have a greater number of opportunities than they did 50 years ago, thanks to changes in what two elements?
(a) Career and financial stability.
(b) Education and human rights improvements.
(c) Marriage and family.
(d) Policy and law.

3. In what city does the author say she cannot visit reputable bars and clubs alone?
(a) Kano.
(b) Jos.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Abuja.

4. What prestigious position was held by Wangari Maathai before her death?
(a) The Nobel Prize Winner for Literature.
(b) The Kenyan Nobel peace laureate.
(c) The United States Poet Laureate.
(d) The ambassador to Kenya.

5. 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 called the author in order to vent.
(c) She had filed an anonymous complaint.
(d) She had resigned.

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

7. 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) Ability and interest.
(d) Suitability and adaptability.

8. The author states that the most famous cooks in the world are given the "fancy title of" (33) what?
(a) Preparateur.
(b) Chef.
(c) Sous chef.
(d) Maitre d'.

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

10. The author states that the majority of famous cooks in the world are what?
(a) Rich.
(b) Men.
(c) Artists.
(d) Women.

11. The author states that society teaches a woman at a certain age who is still what, to see it as "a deep personal failure" (29)?
(a) Without a career.
(b) Childless.
(c) Unmarried.
(d) Without a home.

12. What percent of the world's population is female?
(a) 46%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 48%.
(d) 52%.

13. 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) Being aggressive.
(b) Calling herself a feminist.
(c) Showing anger.
(d) Disagreeing too loudly.

14. The author states that she knows that the lack of acknowledgement of women in Nigerian restaurants is not meant to intend what?
(a) Harm.
(b) Rudeness.
(c) Offense.
(d) Pain.

15. When the author describes a woman she knows who has the same degree and job as her husband, for the completion of what task does the woman always thank her husband?
(a) For doing the dishes.
(b) For changing their baby's diaper.
(c) For taking out the trash.
(d) For cashing her paycheck.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author insists that in modern society, "we stifle the" (26) what of boys?

2. What word does the author say she dislikes above all other English words?

3. The author states that 1,000 years ago, what quality was the most important attribute for survival?

4. What is NOT a way the author feels when she gets ignored in a Nigerian restaurant?

5. 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?

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