The Danger of a Single Story By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2009

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What did the discovery of African books do for the author?

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It made her realize that people like her could exist in literature.

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What was the unintended consequence of reading American and British books for the author?

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She did not know that people like her could exist in literature.

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What did the author’s mother say when she didn’t finish her dinner?

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"Finish your food! Don’t you know? People like Fide’s family have nothing."

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What did the author’s American roommate ask her when she was shocked?

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Where she had learned to speak English so well.

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Impressionable

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Easily influenced

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What was the default position of the roommate towards the author as an African?

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A kind of patronizing

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What did the author’s roommate think about Africa?

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A place of catastrophe

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How did the author feel about being identified as African in the U.S.?

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Irritated and embraced

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What did the author realize about their American roommate?

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She had seen and heard different versions of a single story about Africa

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The author’s roommate’s view of Africa was a single story of _______.

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catastrophe