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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Suggestion 2 reminds Ijeawele to do what in regards to parenting?
(a) Do it knowing you will have to take a submissive role.
(b) Do it with passion.
(c) Do it with only the child's best interest at heart.
(d) Do it together.

2. Suggestion 3 presents what overarching idea at the start?
(a) The idea that gender roles are absolute nonsense.
(b) The idea that parenting is not related to gender roles.
(c) The idea that gender inequality historically is becoming better and more equal.
(d) The idea that gender roles serve a certain purpose at times.

3. What does Adichie introduce as a true Igbo tradition in Suggestion 1?
(a) The father working and the mother staying at home.
(b) The mother working and raising the children.
(c) The mother staying home.
(d) A double-income family.

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

5. What example does Adichie provide that bolster her notions of feminism in Suggestion 3?
(a) Adichie remembers being told to sweep like a girl, while all her brothers were allowed to sweep whatever way they wanted.
(b) Adichie remembers being told that cleaning was a chore for women, and women needed to be very particular and follow certain rules.
(c) Adichie remembers being told to sweep like a girl, which actually made the job more difficult; she wishes she would have been told how properly to sweep the floor better.
(d) Adichie remembers being told to cook dinner quickly and efficiently; her brothers were never asked to cook dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Adichie identifies two "Feminist Tools" for Ijeawele to consider. What are they?

2. As mentioned in Suggestion 3, what idea needs to be questioned as far as women's roles in marriage?

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. How does Adichie feel about work as recommended in Suggestion 3?

5. What is one way a new mother can approach parenting as recommended in Suggestion 1?

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