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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 describes the city of Lagos as having almost how many people?
3. After the qualifying tests were scored, the teacher said that all class monitors had to be what?
4. The author describes her dear friend Louis as a "brilliant" and what kind of man?
5. In what country did the author attend primary school?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you characterize Adichie's relationship with Okoloma?
2. What examples does Adichie provide for her claims that if we see or "do the same thing over and over, it becomes normal"? (10)
3. 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?
4. What is Adichie's reaction to the journalist's criticism of her novel and how does it display themes inherent to the essay?
5. What was the topic of Adichie's previous talk entitled "The Danger of the Single Story" (3)?
6. From what source was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay We Should All Be Feminists adapted?
7. How is the device of repetition employed within Adichie's list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?
8. What is Adichie's purpose for using the second person point of view within her list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?
9. How does the theme of perspective reemerge within Adichie's anecdote about her friend Louis?
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
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.
Essay Topic 2
How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within the narrative of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay?
Essay Topic 3
How does the author use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of anecdotes she includes within her essay? Discuss at least two scenes that include use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.
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