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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. The female academic told the author that the author was only calling herself a feminist because she had been influenced by what?
2. 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?
3. In what country was the author promoting her first novel when a man advised her not to call herself a feminist?
4. What was the title of the author's first novel?
5. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the underlying meaning behind Adichie's statement that "feminism was un-African"? (8)
2. Who tells Adichie that calling herself a feminist means that she hates men and why is this source significant?
3. What is the symbolism of the cane in the anecdote about the class monitor?
4. From what source was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay We Should All Be Feminists adapted?
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 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)?
7. What is Adichie's purpose for using the second person point of view within her list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?
8. What were the duties of the class monitor at Adichie's primary school?
9. What exposition does Adichie provide within her anecdote about the role of class monitor?
10. What was the topic of Adichie's previous talk entitled "The Danger of the Single Story" (3)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that discusses the author's purpose for her juxtaposition of the two countries of Nigeria and the United States in her discussion of gender.
Essay Topic 2
Examine how Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay invites readers to learn particular lessons from her own experiences and to apply those lessons to their own lives. How does she accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 3
How does Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the essay and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
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