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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 author relates that her primary school teacher had announced that how many of the top test-takers would become class monitors?

2. The author says that "if we see something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?

3. What was the title of the author's first novel?

4. 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?

5. The author describes the city of Lagos as having almost how many people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Adichie's purpose for using the second person point of view within her list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?

6. Describe the occasion when Adichie was first called a feminist and how she received the comment.

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

8. 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?

9. Who tells Adichie that calling herself a feminist means that she hates men and why is this source significant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the roles of Kene, Louis, and Okoloma within the body of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay. How does the author use each of the men’s roles in order to highlight the themes within the overall narrative?

Essay Topic 2

What is the author's message regarding the connection between anger and productivity and how does she get this message across to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author's use of the first and second person point of view serve her purposes over the course of the essay? Discuss how Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s choice of point of view helps to advance her treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.

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