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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. While she was promoting her first novel, the author says that a female academic told her that feminism was what?
(a) A birthright.
(b) Un-African.
(c) Unladylike.
(d) A blessing.

2. The author relates that her primary school teacher had announced that how many of the top test-takers would become class monitors?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

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

4. Because the author had not known what the word feminist meant the first time it was applied to her, she planned to do what the moment she arrived home?
(a) Look up the word in the encyclopedia.
(b) Look up the word in the dictionary.
(c) Ask her mother the meaning of the word.
(d) Ask her brother the meaning of the word.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says that she often makes "the mistake of thinking that something that is" what "to her is just as" what "to everyone else" (12)?

2. The author says that Okoloma always looked after her like a what?

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

4. What did the man in Lagos say when receiving his tip?

5. In what year was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Adichie decide to do the first time she was called a feminist and why?

2. 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)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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