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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. The author points out that women can perform what action, while men cannot?
(a) Have babies.
(b) Menstruate.
(c) Feed their children.
(d) Experience multiple orgasms.

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

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

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

5. The author's friend who had not challenged her boss told the author it was because she did not want to seem what?
(a) Unlikable.
(b) Bitchy.
(c) Mean.
(d) Aggressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author laments the fact that society teaches girls to see each other as competitors for what?

2. What verb does the author use to describe the effect that the little things can sometimes have on people?

3. What prestigious position was held by Wangari Maathai before her death?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Adichie employ irony within her story of the woman who pretended to like housework?

2. What is Adichie's stated reason for wanting to tip the young man who had watched her car in her absence?

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

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

5. What does tAdichie present as the reason that women do not just "say no to all of this" (28) in relation to gender expectations?

6. How is the theme of language obscuring truth displayed within Adichie's mention of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?

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

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

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

10. What example does Adichie provide for her claim that the city of Lagos has a thriving "entrepreneurial spirit" (16)?

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