The Danger of a Single Story By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2009
Authored by Julie Aguirre
English
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the discovery of African books do for the author?
It made her realize that people like her could exist in literature.
It made her stop reading American and British books.
It made her want to write her own books.
It made her feel disappointed in her previous reading choices.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the unintended consequence of reading American and British books for the author?
She became disinterested in literature.
She did not know that people like her could exist in literature.
She started writing her own stories.
She felt disconnected from her own culture.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the author’s mother say when she didn’t finish her dinner?
"Finish your food! Don’t you know? People like Fide’s family have nothing."
"Finish your food! There are people starving in the world."
"Finish your food! It’s not good to waste."
"Finish your food! Think of the less fortunate."
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the author’s American roommate ask her when she was shocked?
Where she had learned to speak English so well.
Why she was listening to tribal music.
Why she was studying in the United States.
Where she was from.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Define the term "Impressionable" as used in the text.
Easily influenced
Difficult to persuade
Unchangeable
Resistant to change
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the default position of the roommate towards the author as an African?
A kind of patronizing
A kind of admiration
A kind of fear
A kind of indifference
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the author’s roommate think about Africa?
A place of beautiful landscapes and animals
A place of catastrophe
A place of technological advancement
A place of cultural richness
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
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