The Danger of a Single Story

Which of the following describes Adichie as a child?

• She was encouraged to learn about Nigerian culture.

• She was unhealthily obsessed with Western culture.

• She was strongly impacted by Western culture.

• She was uninterested in Nigerian culture.

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How did reading books by African writers affect Adichie?

• It made her grateful for the American and British stories she grew up with.

• It exposed her to different stories, specifically ones she could relate to.

• It encouraged her to write about characters from a variety of cultures.

• It made her realize how relatively few African writers there were.

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How were Adichie's interactions with Fide's family similar to her interactions with her college roommate?

• Adichie didn't try to get to know Fide's family, and her roommate didn't try to get to know her.

• Adichie had high expectations for Fide's family, and her roommate had high expectations for her.

• Adichie made assumptions about Fide's family, and her roommate had made assumptions about her.

• Adichie decided she had nothing in common with Fide's family, and her roommate decided she had nothing in common with her.

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Which persuasive device does the author primarily use to convince her audience that a single story is dangerous?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

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What is the most common single story of Africa?

• The inhabitants of Africa live diverse and full lives.

• The inhabitants of Africa live exciting and luxurious lives.

• The inhabitants of Africa want to come to the United States.

• The inhabitants of Africa are all disadvantaged in some way.

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What role does power play in constructing a single story?

• The people in power tell the story that best suits their interests, and control its content and distribution.

• The people in power have no need to construct or spread single stories about others.

• The people in power have the ability to sell stories that they don't agree with.

• The people in power cannot be influenced by the effect of a single story.

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What does Adichie believe a better version of storytelling looks like?

• She believes that it includes several stories that focus on the positives.

• She believes that the availability of stories is what actually needs to change.

• She believes that it includes several different stories from different perspectives.

• She believes the way people respond to stories is what actually needs to change.

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What is the effect of rejecting the single story?

• You realize that different people and places aren't so different.

• You will stop viewing yourself and your culture as superior to others.

• You will realize that what you once thought was true was a complete lie.

• You have a richer and more complete understanding of other people and places.

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What is the central idea of the text?

• Literature primarily shapes the understanding of children, while adults are less likely to construct their views of the world based on a single story.

• By only exposing ourselves to a single story, we run the risk of constructing overly-simplistic understandings of other people and places.

• By only reading a single story, we cheat ourselves of experiencing different cultures from different perspectives.

• Literature is reflective of the stories that are most popular and that people are most likely to identify with.

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What connection does the author draw between British, American and African stories?

• British and American stories are more readily available across the world, while African writers and their stories are less accessible in other countries.

• British and American stories are more popular because more people can identify with them, while African stories do not provide identifiable experiences.

• British and American stories are more popular because most people are unwilling to read something different, like the works of African writers.

• British and American stories discuss a greater variety of experiences, while African stories are limited.

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