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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. When the author describes a woman she knows who has the same degree and job as her husband, for the completion of what task does the woman always thank her husband?

2. The author tells the story of a Nigeran woman she knows who decided to do what for fear of intimidating a possible future husband?

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

4. What member of the author's family does she describe as brilliant?

5. The author states that in what kind of way, men rule the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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