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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. Whom did the man in Lagos thank for the tip given to him by the author?
(a) Kene.
(b) Louis.
(c) Okoloma.
(d) The author.

2. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

3. What does the author say happens every time she tries to read a classic feminist text?
(a) She prays that her daughters will thrive.
(b) She thinks of her female ancestors.
(c) She gets bored and struggles to finish.
(d) She gets inspired and cannot wait to read another one.

4. In what country did the author attend primary school?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Zambia.
(d) Nigeria.

5. What does the author say about the class monitor incident?
(a) She has never forgotten it.
(b) It illustrates skewed gender norms.
(c) She has never stopped being furious about it.
(d) The teacher had apologized to her later.

Short Answer Questions

1. The only TED Talk the author had given prior to her speech about feminism was called "The Danger of the Single Story" and focused on what topic?

2. What type of point of view is used within the author's list of stereotypical qualities attributed to feminists?

3. The author says that the first time she was called a feminist, the speaker's tone had been the same tone a person would use to accuse someone of being a what?

4. What was Louis's reaction to the man's words after receiving his tip?

5. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the duties of the class monitor at Adichie's primary school?

2. What was Adichie's reason for choosing the subject of feminism for her speech?

3. What is the symbolism of the cane in the anecdote about the class monitor?

4. What exposition does Adichie provide within her anecdote about the role of class monitor?

5. How is the device of repetition employed within Adichie's list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?

6. How does Adichie describe the boy who was awarded the role of class monitor and do her revelations depict her message about focusing on interest and ability rather than on gender?

7. From what source was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay We Should All Be Feminists adapted?

8. How did Adichie's expectations of the audience's reaction differ from the way in which the audience actually reacted to the author's speech about feminism?

9. 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?

10. How does Adichie characterize Louis's views on gender before the tipping incident?

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