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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author states that "the problem with gender is that it" does what "rather than recognizing how we are" (33)?
(a) Makes us think there is something wrong with us.
(b) Punishes us for what we are not.
(c) Makes us live in cages.
(d) Prescribes how we should be.

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)?
(a) Wearing makeup.
(b) Dressing up.
(c) Domestic duties.
(d) Lacemaking.

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

5. 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) Marriage and family.
(b) Education and human rights improvements.
(c) Policy and law.
(d) Career and financial stability.

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

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

8. 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) To fight off sexual advances.
(b) To hate themselves.
(c) Shame.
(d) To learn to protect their virginity.

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

10. 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 businesswoman.
(c) A divorcee.
(d) A feminist.

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

12. What does the author say is more important than changes to policy and law in the fight for gender equality?
(a) Everyday actions.
(b) Attitude.
(c) Advocacy.
(d) Money.

13. 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.

14. 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) Social norms.
(b) Cultural expectations.
(c) Socialization.
(d) Gender expectations.

15. The author marvels at the vast number of magazine articles and books all over the world that teach women how to do what?
(a) Settle.
(b) Be submissive.
(c) Manipulate and abuse other women.
(d) Attract or please men.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that modern society teaches boys to do what to their true selves?

2. 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)?

3. In what city does the author say she cannot visit reputable bars and clubs alone?

4. What does the author state is true of a great many marriages?

5. The author states that usually when a man states that he has taken an action "for peace in [his] marriage" (31), it is because he has given up what?

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