4. Chapter 13 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I scan the small, cozy room painted a crisp white color and notice the plush, patterned burgundy rugs covering the wooden tiles.”
(b) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”
(c) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”
(d) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”

5. Into what position is Elizabeth first promoted while working with Cleeves?
(a) Bookkeeping clerk.
(b) Operations manager.
(c) Events organizer.
(d) Office assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 8 opens with which of the following?

2. Which of the following means “disease” in the memoir?

3. Under which UN Secretary-General does HeForShe begin?

4. What occupation does Osi have when Elizabeth visits Harare amid working with Cleeves?

5. To which of the following does Osi compare Elizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elizabeth note a neighboring village had treated an HIV/AIDS patient?

2. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first section of Chapter 8 (101)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

3. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the section of Chapter 12 in which Elizabeth explains her reason for appealing to men in HeForShe, beginning with “I am fully aware” and ending with “their professional dreams” (176)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

4. What reason does Gogo note that children are born with clenched fists?

5. How does Baba explain the decision to leave Elizabeth with Gogo?

6. How is Ubuntu described in the memoir?

7. With what is Elizabeth afflicted in what she reports as her first close encounter with her own death?

8. What system does the narrator describe as at work in Karonga to end child marriages?

9. How does the narrator note having learned how to count?

10. Why, per Elizabeth, does she buy Amai and Baba a home?

(see the answer keys)

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