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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality does the author say society praises in girls, but not in boys?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Submissiveness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Virginity.

2. What is NOT on the author's list of feelings that society teaches boys to fear?
(a) Fear.
(b) Egomania.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Vulnerability.

3. The author states that usually when a man states that he has taken an action "for peace in [his] marriage" (31), it is because he has given up what?
(a) Emotional well-being.
(b) An inappropriate hobby.
(c) A job, a career goal, or a dream.
(d) Financial security.

4. The author states that she knows that the lack of acknowledgement of women in Nigerian restaurants is not meant to intend what?
(a) Harm.
(b) Offense.
(c) Pain.
(d) Rudeness.

5. What two qualities does the author suggest that society focus on when raising children instead of focusing on gender?
(a) Ability and interest.
(b) Happiness and satisfaction.
(c) Money and fame.
(d) Suitability and adaptability.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the author teach a writing workshop?

2. What is NOT a way the author feels when she gets ignored in a Nigerian restaurant?

3. The author states that most of the positions of prestige in the world are occupied by whom?

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

5. The author states that most of the positions of power in the world are occupied by whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Adichie's suggested solution to the problem of boys and girls seeing money as being linked to masculinity?

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

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

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

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

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