Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Test | Final Test - Hard

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Test | Final Test - Hard

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As first mentioned in Suggestion 13, what will happen to Chizalum no matter what?

2. What kind of sports does Adichie suggest Chizalum participate in?

3. In Suggestion 10, when does it say girls stop being physically active?

4. What is the consequence of gender inequality in relationships as stated in Suggestion 7?

5. At a baptism Adichie attend for a baby girl, wishes were written for the girl's future. What did the one wish say that Adichie found troubling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can Ijeawele be prepared for Chizalum to have sex before 18 as stated in Suggestion 12?

2. Describe Adichie's opinion about Hilary Clinton's name?

3. What happens in Igbo tradition if a woman wants to leave her husband?

4. Why does Adichie say that Ijeawele should selectively teach Chizalum about Igbo tradition?

5. In Suggestion 7, what is the Adichie's issue with titles, such as Mr. Ms. and Mrs.?

6. What is so upsetting to Adichie at the start of Suggestion 8, because of the pressure to be liked?

7. Why would it be disingenuous for Ijeawele to teach Chizalum that sex is only for reproduction?

8. As stated in Suggestion 13, why does Ijeawele need to know about the romance in Chizalum's life?

9. Why should marriage never be spoken of as an achievement as mentioned at the start of Suggestion 7?

10. In Suggestion 14, why does Adichie ask Chizalum to not treat the oppressed like saints?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Teaching Chizalum about romance and giving her the language to speak about it are imperative to Adichie. She provides many examples as to how Chizalum can have a healthy romantic life and what that should look like. How are these examples useful to Adichie's letter and what overall message do they provide to Chizalum?

Essay Topic 2

Suggestion 3 asks Ijeawele to challenge "gender roles,"specifically analyzing the notion of clothing colors and gender toy acceptance. What are Adichie's descriptions of these threats to gender equality and how does she validate them?

Essay Topic 3

At the start of Suggestion 12, Adichie broaches the matter of sex. She describes a seminar that Ijeawele and she attended a long time ago and the overall feeling it left them with. What is the main reasons she inserts this experience?

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