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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. How did the author perform on the test meant to assign class monitors?
2. In what country did the author attend primary school?
3. What did the man in Lagos say when receiving his tip?
4. The author describes her dear friend Louis as a "brilliant" and what kind of man?
5. What job did the man hold who advised the author not to call herself a feminist?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Adichie employ self-deprecating humor in her anecdote about the Nigerian journalist?
2. What did Adichie decide to do the first time she was called a feminist and why?
3. From what source was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay We Should All Be Feminists adapted?
4. What is Adichie's reaction to the journalist's criticism of her novel and how does it display themes inherent to the essay?
5. What was Adichie's reason for choosing the subject of feminism for her speech?
6. What were the duties of the class monitor at Adichie's primary school?
7. What is the symbolism of the cane in the anecdote about the class monitor?
8. How does Adichie characterize Louis's views on gender before the tipping incident?
9. What was the topic of Adichie's previous talk entitled "The Danger of the Single Story" (3)?
10. What examples does Adichie provide for her claims that if we see or "do the same thing over and over, it becomes normal"? (10)
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within the narrative of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay?
Essay Topic 2
What elements of spoken language are present within Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay and how do these elements typically used in speeches help to advance her arguments?
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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