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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. From what location did the author pull out the money when tipping the man in Lagos?
2. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
3. The author's first novel was about a man who did what?
4. What is NOT listed as one of the duties performed by the men who park cars in Lagos?
5. From what source does the author say the man in Lagos had believed that all her money had originated?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the topic of Adichie's previous talk entitled "The Danger of the Single Story" (3)?
2. Describe the occasion when Adichie was first called a feminist and how she received the comment.
3. What is the underlying meaning behind Adichie's statement that "feminism was un-African"? (8)
4. 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?
5. How does Adichie characterize Louis's views on gender before the tipping incident?
6. What were the duties of the class monitor at Adichie's primary school?
7. 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)?
8. How does the theme of perspective reemerge within Adichie's anecdote about her friend Louis?
9. How is the device of repetition employed within Adichie's list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?
10. What did Adichie decide to do the first time she was called a feminist and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s use of characterization methods to portray people within her life. What effect do these characterization methods have on the essay's inherent themes and messages?
Essay Topic 2
Choose a symbolic object from the essay We Should All Be Feminists, such as the lip gloss, the Indomie noodles, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
What is the author's message regarding the actions people must take in order to combat societal sexism?
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