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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Adichie argue that women do not need to be championed or revered at the end of Suggestion 6?
(a) Women need to be seen as separate from men.
(b) Women just need to be treated as equal.
(c) Women deserve their own words for being powerful.
(d) Women do not deserve to be championed or revered, because most do not act in a manner that warrants those titles.

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

3. 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, "Never apologize for working. You love what you do, and loving what you do is a great gift to give to your child."
(c) Sanders says, "Please reject the idea that motherhood and work are mutually exclusive."
(d) Sanders says, "Everybody will have an opinion about what you should do, but what matters most is what you want for yourself."

4. What are some skills to teach Chizalum about inequality and privilege?
(a) Household help is exactly that, help, so treat them that way until they prove to be very good at their jobs.
(b) Household help should be left alone and tip your driver.
(c) Household help is human and greet the driver.
(d) Household help needs to be given direction and rich people should be treated like they are rich.

5. Why does it matter what Ijeawele says to her child in Suggestion 6?
(a) Chizalum will learn what is most important.
(b) What Ijeawele say teaches Chizalum what she needs to value.
(c) What Ijeawele say tells her what is good or bad.
(d) Chizalum will use those same words later.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Suggestion 6, how does the author define "language"?

2. In Suggestion 10, how does Adichie say children learn?

3. At the start of Suggestion 7, what does Adichie mention about gender equality in relationships?

4. How does Adichie's choice about her name represent a specific bigger issue as she states in Suggestion 7?

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

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