View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area of her country was the author's primary school located?
(a) Northeastern.
(b) Southeastern.
(c) Southwestern.
(d) Northwestern.

2. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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

4. The author says that "if we see something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?
(a) Integral to our lives.
(b) Normal.
(c) Part of the landscape.
(d) Invisible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did the author give as a tip to the man in Lagos?

2. After the man in Lagos's comment at receiving a tip, the author says she saw what "dawn on Louis's face"? (14)

3. What name did the author decide to call herself after listening to the man advise her not to call herself a feminist?

4. The author says that the group of young men in Lagos make a business out of finding parking spots, even when what condition is met?

5. With whom had Louis and the author been out to dinner the night of the incident with the man in Lagos?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Adichie's reason for choosing the subject of feminism for her speech?

4. What is Adichie's purpose for waiting until the end of the anecdote to reveal that she was not allowed to be class monitor since she was a girl?

5. 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)?

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

7. 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)?

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

9. 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?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,236 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample