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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 is NOT listed as one of the duties performed by the men who park cars in Lagos?
2. What adjective does the author use to describe her reaction to the female academic's accusation that Western culture had infiltrated the author's mind?
3. What is NOT on the author's list of stereptypical beliefs regarding feminists?
4. The author says that Okoloma always looked after her like a what?
5. What adverb does the author use to describe the manner in which the young men in Lagos help people park their cars?
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 characterize Louis's views on gender before the tipping incident?
3. What is ironic about Adichie's revelation that she read "every single Mills and Boon romance published" (8) before she was 16?
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 the symbolism of the cane in the anecdote about the class monitor?
7. How does Adichie employ self-deprecating humor in her anecdote about the Nigerian journalist?
8. Describe the occasion when Adichie was first called a feminist and how she received the comment.
9. 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?
10. What is Adichie's purpose for using the second person point of view within her list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's decision to include humor within the text. What purpose did she have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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