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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. What member of the author's family does she describe as brilliant?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

2. The author writes that "Anger has a long history of bringing about" (20) what?
(a) Productive dialogues.
(b) Positive change.
(c) Equality.
(d) Changed minds.

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

4. What hormone does the author say that men have more of than women?
(a) Testosterone.
(b) Estrogen.
(c) Cortisol.
(d) Progesterone.

5. 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) Sell her sports car.
(b) Quit her lucrative job.
(c) Sell her house.
(d) Give away most of her belongings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that in what kind of way, men rule the world?

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

3. The author states that women have a greater number of opportunities than they did 50 years ago, thanks to changes in what two elements?

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

5. The author asks that the reader begin to dream about and plan for "a world of happier men and happier women" who are more what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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