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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does this self, identified by Adichie in Suggestion 8, look like in more descriptive terms?
(a) A self that is honest and aware of the equal humanity of other people.
(b) A self that is honest and aware of politics.
(c) A self that never holds back or backs down.
(d) A self that takes care of a family and works.

2. Why does Adichie warn her friend about this concept at the start of Suggestion 4?
(a) Adichie warns her, because she wants to affirm that feminism is a serious topic.
(b) Adichie warns her, because it is a hollow, appeasing, and bankrupt; it does not require one to fully believe in the cause.
(c) Adichie warns her, because it is a mean, ineffective, silly interpretation of feminism; it does not require advocacy.
(d) Adichie warns her, because she does not want Ijeawele to become affiliated with the wrong types of feminists.

3. Why does Adichie think that the word "allowed" is so offensive in Suggestion 4?
(a) Adichie believes it has a connotation that targets vulnerable women.
(b) Adichie believes that women should not have the right to tell their husbands what they are and are not allowed to do.
(c) Adichie believes it contributes to the notion that men are superior and in control of women.
(d) Adichie believes it helps catapult women above women, which goes against the idea of equality.

4. As mentioned in Suggestion 12, what happened at the seminar Adichie and Ijeawele went to?
(a) The seminar suggested that girls wait until marriage to engage in relations with boys.
(b) The seminar told the girls that men would come after them at earlier ages.
(c) The seminar threatened that girls should not ever speak with boys, because boys are bad news.
(d) The seminar threatened that talking to boys would end up with girls being pregnant or disgraced.

5. How does Adichie encounter feminism within the child's clothing industry?
(a) Adichie sees the separation of colors based on genders, and she is determined to change the clothing industry.
(b) Adichie sees the bountiful amount of colors that are available to both genders.
(c) Adichie sees that colors are unrightfully associated with genders, and that the boy colors are more vibrant and varied.
(d) Adichie sees that colors are unrightfully associated with genders, and that girls should always wear blue to protest this.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Adichie argue that women do not need to be championed or revered at the end of Suggestion 6?

2. How does Adichie feel about Chizalum wearing make-up?

3. As stated in the Introduction, how long ago did the author, Adichie, receive a request her for advice?

4. What is one way Chizalum can better understand her appearance?

5. Adichie recommends that Chizalum be measured on what type of scale according to the ideologies of Suggestion 3?

(see the answer key)

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