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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the phrase that "a mother is really in charge behind the scenes" upsetting to feminist thought?
(a) The phrase implies that women can only have power if it is in disguise.
(b) The phrase gives all the power of real control to men.
(c) The phrase suggests that women are working harder than their male counterparts.
(d) The phrase makes one curious about what women are doing behind the scenes.

2. What is the magnificent thing that Ijeawele has done at the start of the letter?
(a) Ijeawele has asked for advice.
(b) Ijeawele has brought a feminist into the world.
(c) Ijeawele has left her husband who was unfaithful
(d) Ijeawele has brought a human being in the world.

3. In Suggestion 8, what is it that we, our society, teach girls?
(a) Society teaches girls to be strong, smart, and outgoing.
(b) Society teaches girls to be likeable, to be honest, and to be kind.
(c) Society teaches girls to be shy, to be good listeners, and to be uplifting wives.
(d) Society teaches girls to be likeable, to be nice, and to be false.

4. In Suggestion 1, what piece of advice does the pioneering journalist, Marlene Sanders, give?
(a) Sanders says, "You don't even have to love your job; merely love what your job does for you."
(b) Sanders says, "Please reject the idea that motherhood and work are mutually exclusive."
(c) Sanders says, "Never apologize for working. You love what you do, and loving what you do is a great gift to give to your child."
(d) Sanders says, "Everybody will have an opinion about what you should do, but what matters most is what you want for yourself."

5. What is a phase that Adichie associates with the notion that caregiving and domestic work are singularly female domains?
(a) "Asking for help."
(b) "Motherhood is more important than work."
(c) "Gender neutrality."
(d) "Doing it all."

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some other reasons Adichie gives for keeping her last name?

2. What does Adichie say needs to be the second part of, "If you criticize X in women, but do not criticize X in men..." (27)?

3. At the end of Suggestion 2, praise for fathers it put into question. Why does Adichie believe this is an important concept to be analyzed?

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

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

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