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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Adichie think children should be named in an argument against Igbo tradition?
(a) Children should not all be given masculine names; it is sexist.
(b) Children should be named by their grandparents.
(c) Children should have the father's choice of first and last name.
(d) Children should have the mother's choice of first name, because the last name is from the father.

2. Why does is the language of help asked to be rejected in Suggestion 2?
(a) The language of help needs to be rejected, because Chudi is not helping by caring for his own child.
(b) The language of help needs to be admonished, because outside help should never be considered.
(c) The language of help should be analyzed, because it should be 50-50 between Ijeawele and Chudi.
(d) The language of help should be rejected, because it implies that the mother cannot do the job herself.

3. What is the better alternative to saying, "Don't you know you're old enough to find a husband?" (27)?
(a) You are old enough to help your mother.
(b) You are old enough to find a job.
(c) You are old enough to go to college.
(d) You are old enough to take care of children.

4. In Suggestion 6, what does Adichie ask Chizalum to question about men who have empathy for women?
(a) Chizalum should question men who see women as objects and not people.
(b) Chizalum should question men who only accept women who are beautiful rather than for what they do.
(c) Chizalum should question all men's motives when it comes to empathizing with women.
(d) Chizalum should question men who only see women as rational rather than individuals.

5. Where will Chizalum see mainstream world values of beauty?
(a) Television, other girls, and magazines.
(b) Magazines, billboards, and movies.
(c) Models, magazines, and older women.
(d) Magazines, film, and television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of just labeling something "misogynistic," what does Adichie recommend in Suggestion 6?

2. What does Adichie suggest Ijeawele do in the coming weeks of motherhood for Suggestion 1?

3. Adichie recommends that Chizalum be measured on what type of scale according to the ideologies of Suggestion 3?

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

5. How does Adichie encounter feminism within the child's clothing industry?

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