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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 "the problem with gender is that it" does what "rather than recognizing how we are" (33)?

2. In what city does the author say she cannot visit reputable bars and clubs alone?

3. According to the author, not wearing a wedding ring in a modern workplace results in a woman being seen as easily what?

4. The author brings up the case of a woman she knows who hates what, but pretends to like it because it will make her "good wife material" (33)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 elements of spoken language are present within Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay and how do these elements typically used in speeches help to advance her arguments?

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