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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 states that she has never thought it made much sense to leave what crucial task in the hands of others?
(a) The ability to nourish oneself.
(b) The ability to provide one's own happiness.
(c) The ability to clean up after oneself.
(d) The ability to make oneself proud.

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

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

4. The author states that in today's world, women are taught not to express anger because anger emanating from a woman is considered what?
(a) Scary.
(b) Intimidating.
(c) Threatening.
(d) Masculine.

5. The author states that physically, men are in general more what than women are?
(a) Less prone to stress.
(b) Heavier.
(c) Healthier.
(d) Stronger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What word is used in Nigeria in order to describe a woman who likes and is good at domestic duties?

4. 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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What example does Adichie provide for her statement that "sometimes it is the little things that sting the most" (21)?

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

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

4. How does Adichie set up a juxtaposition between the role of leadership today and the role of leadership 1,000 years ago?

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

6. What instructions does Adichie include within her list of lessons society teaches girls?

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

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

9. What is Adichie's purpose in including the scene of her own interrogation by the guard at the Nigerian hotel?

10. How is the appeal of ethos present within Adichie's claim that she cannot go alone into bars and clubs in Nigeria?

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