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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. What quality does the author say society praises in girls, but not in boys?

2. The author states that to improve the gender problem, we must start by doing what?

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

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 was the name of the law enacted by President Obama in 2009 that sought to reduce the income gap between men and women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a symbolic object from the essay We Should All Be Feminists, such as the lip gloss, the Indomie noodles, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author's use of the first and second person point of view serve her purposes over the course of the essay? Discuss how Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s choice of point of view helps to advance her treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.

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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