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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. What was NOT one of the duties assigned to a class monitor?

2. The author says that a dear friend of hers once told her that calling herself a feminist meant what?

3. In what town did the author attend primary school?

4. In what year did the author write her first novel?

5. Lagos is described as being what type of hub within the country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Adichie describe the boy who was awarded the role of class monitor and do her revelations depict her message about focusing on interest and ability rather than on gender?

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

10. How is the device of repetition employed within Adichie's list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the author’s knowledge of her great-grandmother that she includes in the final section of her essay. How do its elements connect to the overall themes within the essay?

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay sending about the nature and value of continually examining one’s own thought patterns and behaviors?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author employ the use or rejection of fallacy within her argumentative essay and how does the inclusion of fallacy help the author to prove her own points within the essay?

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