Multiple Choice

1. B (:27)

2. A (5:44)

3. C (6:53)

4. D (Examples at 4:37, 7:20, 12:05, 16:35)

5. B (10:58)

6. B (12:45)

7. D (13:33)

8. C (13:33 and 17:24)

Long Answer

1. Single stories tell only one side, one part of a person. Whoever can tell that one side and create a stereotype controls how the world responds. However, stories that offer multiple tales and multiple perspectives show many sides to a person or a country. Multiple stories share the humanity, good and bad, of people. (17:24)

2. While visiting Fide’s family, Adichie was surprised to discover more to their lives than hunger and poverty. She had well-meaning but pitying expectations for them, just as her American roommate had for her. (3:31) Later, she found herself caught up in the stereotype of the abject Mexican immigrant because of stories reinforced in the media, but upon visiting cities in Mexico, she had another moment of realization that, despite poverty being a part of their story, Latin American citizens also had rich and vibrant lives. (8:09)