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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. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
(a) The United Kingdom.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) The United States.
(d) Zambia.

2. The author says that the first time she was called a feminist, the speaker's tone had been the same tone a person would use to accuse someone of being a what?
(a) A vegetarian.
(b) A supporter of the death penalty.
(c) A supporter of terrorism.
(d) A treehugger.

3. What name did the author decide to call herself after being accused by the female academic of having been influenced by Western culture?
(a) A Discerning African Feminist.
(b) A Jolly African Feminist.
(c) An African Feminist.
(d) A Happy African Feminist.

4. What condition does the author say must be met before she goes out to restaurants or cafes in Lagos?
(a) It must be afternoon.
(b) It must be past midnight.
(c) It must be morning.
(d) It must be evening.

5. About what issue had the author and Okoloma been arguing when he named her as a feminist?
(a) Career opportunities.
(b) The author does not recall the subject of the argument.
(c) The practice of holding the door open for another person.
(d) Pay inequality.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what location did the author pull out the money when tipping the man in Lagos?

2. What is NOT on the author's list of stereptypical beliefs regarding feminists?

3. What was the title of the author's first novel?

4. The only TED Talk the author had given prior to her speech about feminism was called "The Danger of the Single Story" and focused on what topic?

5. What job did the man hold who advised the author not to call herself a feminist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Adichie's reaction to the journalist's criticism of her novel and how does it display themes inherent to the essay?

2. What was the topic of Adichie's previous talk entitled "The Danger of the Single Story" (3)?

3. How does Adichie employ self-deprecating humor in her anecdote about the Nigerian journalist?

4. What exposition does Adichie provide within her anecdote about the role of class monitor?

5. What is ironic about the teacher's statement that the class monitor of course had to be a boy and that she had thought this fact would be "obvious" (10)?

6. What is the underlying meaning behind Adichie's statement that "feminism was un-African"? (8)

7. What examples does Adichie provide for her claims that if we see or "do the same thing over and over, it becomes normal"? (10)

8. What is ironic about Adichie's revelation that she read "every single Mills and Boon romance published" (8) before she was 16?

9. How does the theme of perspective reemerge within Adichie's anecdote about her friend Louis?

10. What were the duties of the class monitor at Adichie's primary school?

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