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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. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 8?
2. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 8?
3. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 14?
4. Which of the following is the name of one of Cleeves’s sons?
5. Which of the following does the narrator note has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of under 1%?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Ubuntu described in the memoir?
2. What prompts Henzi’s nickname?
3. Explicate the irony in the final section of Chapter 8 (115-16).
4. 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?
5. What reason does Sam give for Elizabeth’s school paper failure?
6. 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?
7. How does Baba explain the decision to leave Elizabeth with Gogo?
8. What does Elizabeth come to realize about issues of gender inequality (157)?
9. 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?
10. How does the narrator note having learned how to count?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A lack of formal sectional division in the memoir obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?
Essay Topic 2
The protagonist of the memoir is clear. Who is the second-most-important character in the book? How does the memoir support such an assertion?
Essay Topic 3
Consider who receives a full name in the memoir, who receives only a partial name, and who receives only a nickname or a pet name. What significance accrues to naming practices in the text, and how does the memoir present that significance?
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