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.

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.

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.

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

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.