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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 man who advised the author not to call herself a feminist confided in her that people were saying her novel was what?
2. What does the author say about the class monitor incident?
3. From what location did the author pull out the money when tipping the man in Lagos?
4. About what issue had the author and Okoloma been arguing when he named her as a feminist?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What exposition does Adichie provide within her anecdote about the role of class monitor?
2. 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?
3. What is Adichie's purpose for using the second person point of view within her list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?
4. How does the theme of perspective reemerge within Adichie's anecdote about her friend Louis?
5. 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?
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 were the duties of the class monitor at Adichie's primary school?
8. How is the device of repetition employed within Adichie's list of the connotations associated with the word feminist?
9. Who tells Adichie that calling herself a feminist means that she hates men and why is this source significant?
10. How would you characterize Adichie's relationship with Okoloma?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s use of characterization methods to portray people within her life. What effect do these characterization methods have on the essay's inherent themes and messages?
Essay Topic 2
Choose a symbolic object from the essay We Should All Be Feminists, such as the lip gloss, the Indomie noodles, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's decision to include humor within the text. What purpose did she have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
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