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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to being angry about the state of gender in today's world, what other emotion does the author say she feels about this topic?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Hope.

2. The author states that most of the positions of prestige in the world are occupied by whom?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Men.
(c) The rich.
(d) Women.

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

4. 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 filed an anonymous complaint.
(b) She had gone home and cried.
(c) She had resigned.
(d) She had called the author in order to vent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. In what city does the author teach a writing workshop?

3. The author writes that "Gender as it functions today is a grave" (20) what?

4. What percent of the world's population is female?

5. The author states that most of the positions of power in the world are occupied by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Adichie's suggested solution to the problem of boys and girls seeing money as being linked to masculinity?

2. What does Adichie judge to be the most severe negative effect society has on boys?

3. How is the theme of experiential learning demonstrated within the anecdote about Louis?

4. How does Adichie characterize her feelings about her home country of Nigeria?

5. What difference does Adichie point out about girls are taught to view marriage versus how boys are taught to view marriage?

6. What does Adichie state would be the effects of people living their lives free of gender expectations?

7. In what way does Adichie describe the difference between prescription and description as they relate to gender?

8. What effects does tAdichie list when discussing how society teaches girls to feel ashamed?

9. How does Adichie contrast the status of an unmarried woman with the status of an unmarried man?

10. What horrific event does Adichie refer to as an effect of Nigerians being raised to think of women as "inherently guilty" (33)?

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