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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though the author grants that boys and girls are different biologically, she claims that what practice "exaggerates the differences" (33)?

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

3. The author states that the majority of famous cooks in the world are what?

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

5. What word does the author say she dislikes above all other English words?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did the late Kenyan Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai mean when she said, "The higher you go, the fewer women there are" (17)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's anecdote regarding her twin nieces and the now defunct traditions of the Igbo people. What themes are demonstrated in the author’s use of this anecdote and what rhetorical devices does she use to make those connections?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the author’s knowledge of her great-grandmother that she includes in the final section of her essay. How do its elements connect to the overall themes within the essay?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that discusses the author's purpose for her juxtaposition of the two countries of Nigeria and the United States in her discussion of gender.

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