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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 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.

2. What example does Adichie provide that bolster her notions of feminism in Suggestion 3?
(a) 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.
(b) Adichie remembers being told to cook dinner quickly and efficiently; her brothers were never asked to cook dinner.
(c) Adichie remembers being told that cleaning was a chore for women, and women needed to be very particular and follow certain rules.
(d) Adichie remembers being told to sweep like a girl, while all her brothers were allowed to sweep whatever way they wanted.

3. 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 that colors are unrightfully associated with genders, and that girls should always wear blue to protest this.
(c) Adichie sees the bountiful amount of colors that are available to both genders.
(d) Adichie sees that colors are unrightfully associated with genders, and that the boy colors are more vibrant and varied.

4. Why is it important that Chizalum reject gender roles from the beginning as stated in Suggestion 3?
(a) Gender roles cannot be unlearned, and Chizalum will carry them with her forever.
(b) Gender roles are all over in the media, and girls are easily swayed to believe what they see.
(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. Why is Adichie upset about the term her friend, Nwabu, speaking about becoming "Mr. Mom" when his wife left him home with the children?
(a) "Mr. Mom" sounds ridiculous and negates the role.
(b) "Mr. Mom" implies that the father is detached from parenting and providing an additional service, when in reality the father is simply being a dad.
(c) "Mr. Mom" suggests that men are feminine, which goes against Igbo tradition.
(d) "Mr. Mom" emphasizes the inequalities of women and men by giving the revered title of, "Mom," to a man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a phase that Adichie associates with the notion that caregiving and domestic work are singularly female domains?

3. What does Adichie believe matters most in relation to the theme of Suggestion 1?

4. What charge does Adichie take seriously according to her Letter?

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

(see the answer key)

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