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

2. 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?
(a) Normal.
(b) A given.
(c) The norm.
(d) Acceptable.

3. The author states that every time she walks into a Nigerian restaurant with a man, who greets the man and ignores her?
(a) The owner.
(b) The hostess.
(c) The concierge.
(d) The waiter.

4. The author tells the story of a Nigeran woman she knows who decided to do what for fear of intimidating a possible future husband?
(a) Quit her lucrative job.
(b) Sell her house.
(c) Sell her sports car.
(d) Give away most of her belongings.

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?
(a) Strong and female.
(b) Poor and unemployed.
(c) Weak and oppressed.
(d) Young and female.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that she has never thought it made much sense to leave what crucial task in the hands of others?

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

3. The author states that in today's world, women are taught not to express anger because anger emanating from a woman is considered what?

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

5. The author states that the most famous cooks in the world are given the "fancy title of" (33) what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Adichie differentiate between positive competition between girls and negative competition between girls?

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

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

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

8. What details about the city of Lagos does Adichie reveal within her comparison of the city to other world cities?

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

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

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