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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. At what age does Elizabeth graduate from secondary school?
2. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 13?
3. What nickname associates with Henzi?
4. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 13?
5. What condition afflicts the narrator as Chapter 8 begins?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator note having learned how to count?
2. Describe Elizabeth’s progress toward Budongo at the beginning of Chapter 9.
3. With what is Elizabeth afflicted in what she reports as her first close encounter with her own death?
4. 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?
5. What reason does Sam give for Elizabeth’s school paper failure?
6. For what reason is Elizabeth’s family grateful for her paid position at the United Nations?
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. 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?
9. How is Ubuntu described in the memoir?
10. Why, per Elizabeth, does she buy Amai and Baba a home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Notably, there is not much mention of romantic love in the memoir. What effect does this have on the reading, and how is that effect achieved?
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s name.
Essay Topic 3
Readerly attention focuses on the concluding section of Chapter 1 (8): “I will never forget this moment, when I hovered so close to death and was saved just in time. What I don’t yet know is that this particular encounter will define the purpose of my life, acting as a beacon that motivates my actions and aspirations; the light that guides me through every darkness?” Why might the passage be a focus?
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