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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Adichie propose Ijeawele teach her daughter to overcome all the issues presented in Suggestion 3?
(a) Adichie says to teach Chizalum self-reliance, that it is important for her to have independence.
(b) Adichie says to teach Chizalum how to stand up for herself and teach others about inequality.
(c) Adichie says to teach Chizalum the difference between gender inequality and sexism.
(d) Adichie says to teach Chizalum to research feminism and use its tools to better her own life.

3. What example does Adichie provide to prove her point about Igbo tradition?
(a) Adichie refers to an old myth from Igbo tradition, which asks families to remain balanced.
(b) Adichie recalls that men did do most of the work, but women did contribute as well.
(c) Adichie states that trading was exclusively done by women in some parts of Igboland.
(d) Adichie recants a time when her sister started working and the family was much better off.

4. Why is it important that Chizalum reject gender roles from the beginning as stated in Suggestion 3?
(a) Gender roles are all over in the media, and girls are easily swayed to believe what they see.
(b) Gender roles cannot be unlearned, and Chizalum will carry them with her forever.
(c) Gender roles are deeply conditioned, and it is difficult to unlearn them.
(d) Gender roles are insidious, and girls do not have the proper tools to decipher how dangerous they are.

5. What question does Adichie's friend, Ijeawele, ask her at the start of the text?
(a) How to take care of her daughter.
(b) How to raise her son as a feminist.
(c) How to raise her daughter to be smart.
(d) How to raise her daughter as a feminist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ijeawele's daughter when Adichie writes her letter?

2. What example does Adichie provide that bolster her notions of feminism in Suggestion 3?

3. What does the absurd idea of "men will be men" mean at the start of the letter?

4. Adichie leaves Suggestion 3 with a very poignant piece of advice. What is it?

5. In the Introduction, what does Adichie say makes her feel like an expert in a field?

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