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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 feel about work as recommended in Suggestion 3?
(a) Women do not have to love their jobs; they have to love what their jobs do for them.
(b) Women do not have to like their jobs; they have to do them well.
(c) Women do not have to have a job; they are allowed to be homemakers.
(d) Women should love their work to show their independence.

2. In relation to education, Adichie says that Chizalum would be more knowledgable if she did what?
(a) Not go to school and just read books.
(b) Work hard at school and read newspapers.
(c) Go to a good school and complete all assignments.
(d) Not go to school and just research online.

3. In Suggestion 10, when does it say girls stop being physically active?
(a) Girls stop when they discover make-up.
(b) Girls stop when they realize beauty is more important.
(c) Girls stop once boys start making fun of them.
(d) Girls stop when puberty arrives.

4. What does Adichie believe matters most in relation to the theme of Suggestion 1?
(a) Adichie states that what matters is what you want for yourself, and not what others want.
(b) Adichie thinks shunning Igbo tradition is the only way to fully follow feminist principles.
(c) Adichie believes that women must reject the idea that motherhood and work are mutually exclusive.
(d) Adichie gives the example that mothers worked while they were growing up, and they still turned out well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the middle of Suggestion 1, Adichie identifies what trait as being important to motherhood?

2. When does Adichie say Ijeawele should talk to Chizalum about sex?

3. What does Adichie propose Ijeawele teach her daughter to overcome all the issues presented in Suggestion 3?

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

5. Why does Adichie think that the word "allowed" is so offensive in Suggestion 4?

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