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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Adichie's Igbo nickname growing up?
(a) Adichie Dike Ada.
(b) Ada Obodo Dike.
(c) Ada Gladys Dike.
(d) Obodo Ada Adichie.

2. What words does Adichie prefer over "princess"?
(a) Angel and star.
(b) Genius and moon.
(c) Sun and star.
(d) Angel and sweetheart.

3. What is the global-middle class phenomenon of "parenting" in accordance with Suggestion 1?
(a) Domestic work is the role of women.
(b) Praise is so important it ruins relationships.
(c) Failure is okay.
(d) An endless, anxious journey of guilt.

4. What does the absurd idea of "men will be men" mean at the start of the letter?
(a) The phrase means that men should only have male friends.
(b) The phrase implies that men will do what they want no matter what the women say.
(c) This phrase implies that men have a lower standard.
(d) The phrase says that men can get angry at women and not be held uncountable.

5. Why is a women's name still about patriarchy according to what people have said to Adichie?
(a) The woman's father's name is still present.
(b) The woman will get married, and her husband will ensure she takes it.
(c) The woman's father's beliefs still demand it.
(d) The woman will end up taking the husband's name in order to handle serious matters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adichie's friend, Chioma, tell her about being someone people want to be around?

2. How are boys' toys different from girls' in Suggestion 3?

3. Why is it important that Chizalum reject gender roles from the beginning as stated in Suggestion 3?

4. In Suggestion 1, what piece of advice does the pioneering journalist, Marlene Sanders, give?

5. Adichie identifies two "Feminist Tools" for Ijeawele to consider. What are they?

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