An Astrologer's Day
How the protagonist earns his living.
Lying to people that he can tell their futures.
This historic event occurs at the same time as the story.
Moon Landing of 1969
A symbol in the story, and what it represents.
The mother bird and baby bird; likely representing Yoshiko and her fragmented family.
Another name for a "single story."
Stereotype
to put up with
endure
The main character from "An Astrologer's Day" is lying about his psychic ability, but only the reader knows this. This is an example of __________.
Dramatic irony
The type of marriage common in the narrator's culture
Arranged
Yoshiko's father returns home after a long absence bringing ___________.
A marriage proposal for Yoshiko
An example that speaker Chimimanda Adichie had of a single story.
Ex. Her roommate assuming she listened to African music, all Africans lived in poverty, etc.
to surprise or amaze
astonish
The main character from "An Astrologer's Day" tells the future of a man he once tried to kill. This is an example of ____________.
situational irony
The physical markers that show Mala is a married woman.
Powder on her forehead; an iron bangle on her wrist.
A major theme in "The Jay"
Humans can learn from nature.
Adichie wrote characters with blond hair and blue eyes, who played in the snow--even though she did not have any of these things. She wrote about this because ______________.
These were in the books she had read as a child.
secret or hidden
covert
The expectations for an Indian man at the time of "An Astrologer's Day"
To carry on the work of one's ancestors.
This offends the landlord, Mrs. Croft, in the story.
An unmarried man and a woman being alone together.
This event illustrates Yoshiko's father's bitterness toward her mother.
He rips up the family photo.
"The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of _________."
Dignity
teacher
How the astrologer nearly killed another man.
Pushing him into a well.
How the narrator and Mala preserve their culture (one example) but also adapt to American culture (one example)
Answers will vary. Ex. Mala wears the powder on her forehead, while both the narrator and Mala buy a house in Massachusetts.
An example of how Yoshiko's personal beliefs conflict with Japanese folklore.
Ex. In folklore, stars under fingernails indicate one will receive something. Yoshiko believes it to be a Vitamin C deficiency.
Ways in which we can break or dispel the "single story."
Getting to know others outside of our social groups, learning about other cultures, being open-minded, etc.
irritable
irascible