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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 in today's world, women are taught not to express anger because anger emanating from a woman is considered what?
2. The author states that the most famous cooks in the world are given the "fancy title of" (33) what?
3. 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?
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. The author points out that women can perform what action, while men cannot?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the late Kenyan Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai mean when she said, "The higher you go, the fewer women there are" (17)?
2. What is Adichie's stated reason for wanting to tip the young man who had watched her car in her absence?
3. How does Adichie characterize her feelings about her home country of Nigeria?
4. What is Adichie's purpose in including the scene of her own interrogation by the guard at the Nigerian hotel?
5. How is the theme of experiential learning demonstrated within the anecdote about Louis?
6. In what way does Adichie describe the difference between prescription and description as they relate to gender?
7. How is the theme of language obscuring truth displayed within Adichie's mention of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?
8. How does Adichie employ irony within her story of the woman who pretended to like housework?
9. How does Adichie differentiate between positive competition between girls and negative competition between girls?
10. What instructions does Adichie include within her list of lessons society teaches girls?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What ultimate message is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay sending about the nature and value of continually examining one’s own thought patterns and behaviors?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How is the theme of invisibility portrayed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay? Examine the author's treatment of and messages regarding invisibility throughout the work.
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