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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. The author states that every time she walks into a Nigerian restaurant with a man, who greets the man and ignores her?

2. The author says that modern society raises girls who cannot say that they have what?

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. Wangari Maathai famously said that "the higher you go, the fewer" what "there are" (16)?

5. The author states that usually when a woman states that she has taken an action "for peace in [her] marriage" (31), it is because she has given up what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What evidence does Adichie provide for her claim that "men and women are different" (16)?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of anecdotes she includes within her essay? Discuss at least two scenes that include use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within the narrative of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay?

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's message regarding the actions people must take in order to combat societal sexism?

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