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Americanah Quiz 1 (Parts 1 and 2)
Quiz by KHAN Nurhayati (WOL-Teacher)
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Select the types of prejudice that appear in Americanah (Chapters 1-12) and those that do not.
Sort the types of prejudice below.
Match the quotations below with the type of prejudice it describes.
Match the quotations below with the type of prejudice it describes.
Complete the following quotation by typing the missing word in the space below.
body discrimination: "'fat' in America was a bad word, heaving with moral ___________" (5)
Complete the following quotation by typing the missing word in the space below.
body discrimination: "fat people don't need to be ______________ [Tostitos]" (6)
Complete the following quotation by typing the missing word in the space below.
sexism: "You came to my house to be a _______________?" (34)
Complete the following quotation by typing the missing word in the space below.
classism: "Aisha's eyes glittered; the woman had to be a little ______________ unstable." (40)
Complete the following quotation by typing the missing word in the space below.
classism: "Emenike... made up stories of rich parents... he didn't have, so immersed in his need to _________ a life that was not his." (66)
Complete the following quotation by typing the missing word in the space below.
classism: "She was popular... but felt sheathed in a haze of _____________." (66)
Complete the following quotation by typing the missing word in the space below.
colourism: "Why didn't she just ask 'Was it the _______ girl or the white girl?'" (127)
Which character is being described in the quote below?
"So now I say I'm biracial and I'm supposed to be offended when someone says half-caste." (124)
Which character is being described in the quote below?
"She would not be here if she hadn't done so well on the entrance examination [and she] did not have drivers [nor] a phone." (66)
Which character is being described in the quote below?
"She said she should not have been slapped because she was a full human being" (59)
Organise the words below to construct a topic sentence to answer the following question:
What effect does prejudice have on Ifemelu?
Organise the words below to construct a topic sentence to answer the following question:
What effect does prejudice have on Ifemelu?
