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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. Which of the following companies does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?
(a) Experian.
(b) Bain & Company.
(c) PricewaterhouseCoopers.
(d) Boston Consulting Group.

2. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 13?
(a) “In a moment of crisis, the wise build bridges.”
(b) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
(c) “Those who want the rain, must also accept the mud.”
(d) “However long the night, dawn always breaks.

3. In which *hospital* does Chapter 8 begin?
(a) Ethio Tabib.
(b) Bethzatha.
(c) St. Yared.
(d) Zewditu Memorial.

4. With which cancer is Cleeves diagnosed?
(a) Uterine.
(b) Ovarian.
(c) Breast.
(d) Cervical.

5. Work against what disease sends the protagonist to Budongo?
(a) River blindness.
(b) Morning sickness.
(c) Altitude sickness.
(d) Malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Elizabeth work when she signs on with UN Women?

2. Under which UN Secretary-General does HeForShe begin?

3. With which of the following is Elizabeth afflicted in Burkina Faso?

4. What nickname does Sam have for Elizabeth?

5. In which of the following does Chapter 12 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What system does the narrator describe as at work in Karonga to end child marriages?

2. How does Baba explain the decision to leave Elizabeth with Gogo?

3. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the section of Chapter 12 in which Elizabeth explains her reason for appealing to men in HeForShe, beginning with “I am fully aware” and ending with “their professional dreams” (176)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

4. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the final section of Chapter 14 (209-10)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

5. Describe Elizabeth’s progress toward Budongo at the beginning of Chapter 9.

6. What reason does Gogo note that children are born with clenched fists?

7. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first section of Chapter 12 (167-68)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

8. How is Ubuntu described in the memoir?

9. How does the memoir gloss intersectionality?

10. What prompts Henzi’s nickname?

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