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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 are some other reasons Adichie gives for keeping her last name?
(a) Adichie is the name her mother has always called her, and it means strength in Igbo.
(b) Adichie is the name she has had since birth, the name that has traveled with her through life's milestones.
(c) Adichie is the only name she has ever known.
(d) Adichie signifies her Igbo culture, and she does not want to take on her American husband's name and lose that.

2. What should Chizalum do if anything makes her uncomfortable, according to Suggestion 8?
(a) Speak to the police.
(b) Speak up, say it, and shout it.
(c) Speak her mother.
(d) Speak up, say it, and take action.

3. In Suggestion 7, what reason does Adichie give for keeping her maiden name?
(a) Adichie is unmarried.
(b) Adichie wants to shun the institution of taking the husband's last name.
(c) Adichie likes her name.
(d) Adichie has both her maiden and her husband's last name.

4. What is one word Adichie recommends replacing X with?
(a) Abuse.
(b) Anger.
(c) Pridefulness.
(d) Silence.

5. Adichie recommends that Chizalum be measured on what type of scale according to the ideologies of Suggestion 3?
(a) Chizalum should be measured according to what other prideful girls are doing.
(b) Chizalum needs to be measured according to her peers.
(c) Chizalum should not be measured.
(d) Chizalum needs to be measured on a scale of being the best version of herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the magnificent thing that Ijeawele has done at the start of the letter?

2. What does Adichie ask Ijeawele to do for Chizalum's sense of self at the start of Suggestion 9?

3. What part of African culture does Adichie believe needs to be taught as mentioned in Suggestion 9?

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

5. What is one part of the Igbo culture that should be embraced as mentioned in Suggestion 9?

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