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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 immediately precedes Chapter 10?
(a) “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”
(b) “If you pick up one end of the stick, you also pick up the other.”
(c) “Where there is love, there is no darkness.”
(d) “I am because we are, and because we are, you are.”

2. To which of the following does Sam have an allergy?
(a) Tetracycline.
(b) Sulfamethoxazole.
(c) Penicillin.
(d) Trimethoprim.

3. What does Elizabeth sell in her first “official” job?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Sweet potatoes.
(c) Pumpkins.
(d) Maize.

4. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 13?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Congo.
(c) New York.
(d) Niger.

5. Which of the following is the name of one of Cleeves’s sons?
(a) James.
(b) John.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Fred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following means “disease” in the memoir?

2. Which of the following does the narrator note has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of under 1%?

3. Into what position is Elizabeth first promoted while working with Cleeves?

4. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 10?

5. In which *hospital* does Chapter 8 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the section of Chapter 8 beginning with “I am ecstatic” and ending with “what I have done” (114-115)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

3. How is Ubuntu described in the memoir?

4. Why, per Elizabeth, does she buy Amai and Baba a home?

5. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first section of Chapter 8 (101)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

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

7. For what reason is Elizabeth’s family grateful for her paid position at the United Nations?

8. How does the narrator note having learned how to count?

9. 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?

10. What prompts Henzi’s nickname?

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