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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 first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?
2. The author describes Lagos as having more energy than what city?
3. How much money did the author give as a tip to the man in Lagos?
4. 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?
5. How does the author describe the town in which she attended primary school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who tells Adichie that calling herself a feminist means that she hates men and why is this source significant?
2. Describe the occasion when Adichie was first called a feminist and how she received the comment.
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 reaction to the journalist's criticism of her novel and how does it display themes inherent to the essay?
6. How is the device of repetition employed within Adichie's list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?
7. How does Adichie characterize Louis's views on gender before the tipping incident?
8. What were the duties of the class monitor at Adichie's primary school?
9. What examples does Adichie provide for her claims that if we see or "do the same thing over and over, it becomes normal"? (10)
10. 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)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss three different women that appear within the essay's narrative and compare and contrast their characteristics. How do their roles differ and how are their roles similar? Taken together, what depiction of women is present in the overall narrative of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
What is the author's message regarding the connection between anger and productivity and how does she get this message across to the reader?
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