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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2015.
2. What name did the author decide to call herself after listening to the man advise her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) A Pretty Feminist.
(b) A Jolly Feminist.
(c) A Happy Feminist.
(d) A Discerning Feminist.
3. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 21.
4. What superlative adjective does the author use to describe the city of Lagos?
(a) Smallest.
(b) Richest.
(c) Poorest.
(d) Largest.
5. In what country did the author attend primary school?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Zambia.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Zimbabwe.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
2. The author recalls when her friend Louis told her, "Everything is" what "now for women"? (12)
3. What was NOT one of the duties assigned to a class monitor?
4. Because the author had not known what the word feminist meant the first time it was applied to her, she planned to do what the moment she arrived home?
5. The first time the author was called a feminist, she says that she could tell that the word was not a what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is ironic about Adichie's revelation that she read "every single Mills and Boon romance published" (8) before she was 16?
2. What were the duties of the class monitor at Adichie's primary school?
3. Who tells Adichie that calling herself a feminist means that she hates men and why is this source significant?
4. 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)?
5. What did Adichie decide to do the first time she was called a feminist and why?
6. What is Adichie's reaction to the journalist's criticism of her novel and how does it display themes inherent to the essay?
7. What is the symbolism of the cane in the anecdote about the class monitor?
8. 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?
9. What was Adichie's reason for choosing the subject of feminism for her speech?
10. What was the topic of Adichie's previous talk entitled "The Danger of the Single Story" (3)?
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