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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. What was Louis's reaction to the man's words after receiving his tip?
(a) He was amused.
(b) He was surprised.
(c) He was proud.
(d) He was angry.

2. The author describes her dear friend Louis as a "brilliant" and what kind of man?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Kind.

3. In what town did the author attend primary school?
(a) Nsukka.
(b) Abuja.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Akure.

4. What name did the author decide to call herself after listening to the man advise her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) A Discerning Feminist.
(b) A Jolly Feminist.
(c) A Happy Feminist.
(d) A Pretty Feminist.

5. Whom did the man in Lagos thank for the tip given to him by the author?
(a) Louis.
(b) The author.
(c) Okoloma.
(d) Kene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author give as the reason for why the man in Lagos had believed what he had about the source of the author's money?

2. What detail of Okoloma's method of dress is remembered vividly by the author?

3. From what source does the author say the man in Lagos had believed that all her money had originated?

4. 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?

5. The author says that she had read every published Mills and Boon book before she had turned what age?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

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

3. From what source was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay We Should All Be Feminists adapted?

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

5. What is the symbolism of the cane in the anecdote about the class monitor?

6. How would you characterize Adichie's relationship with Okoloma?

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

8. How did Adichie's expectations of the audience's reaction differ from the way in which the audience actually reacted to the author's speech about feminism?

9. How does Adichie characterize Louis's views on gender before the tipping incident?

10. What conclusion does Adichie reach as a result of awarding herself the title of "Happy African Feminist Who Does Not Hate Me and Who Likes to Wear Lip Gloss and High Heels For Herself and Not For Men" (9)?

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