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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Philip May were prime minister, what word might we hear in reference to his wife as discussed in Suggestion 4?
(a) Advocate.
(b) Inferior.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Supportive.

2. What should Ijeawele do if Chizalum will not read, according to Adichie?
(a) Take away her toys.
(b) Give her candy.
(c) Ground her.
(d) Pay her.

3. What is a phase that Adichie associates with the notion that caregiving and domestic work are singularly female domains?
(a) "Motherhood is more important than work."
(b) "Gender neutrality."
(c) "Asking for help."
(d) "Doing it all."

4. Why is it true progress when a woman does not clap after a man cooks a meal according to Suggestion 6?
(a) Her clapping tells the man that she loves him for his cooking.
(b) Her clapping gives the man the impression that he is good at something that he is not.
(c) When she claps, she is giving unnecessary praise.
(d) When she claps, this implies that cooking is an inherently female act.

5. What does Adichie believe needs more attention: sexism or racism? Why?
(a) Adichie sees sexism as being more important, because it is still unacknowledged as being a real issue, while racism is easily accepted as a problem.
(b) Adichie thinks both ventures are equally important, because they are both forms of persecution.
(c) Adichie thinks racism is at the forefront, but sexism is a close second.
(d) Adichie feels that sexism needs more attention in our present society, because there have been so many examples of violence that have stemmed due to the misunderstanding of this topic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adichie say needs to be the second part of, "If you criticize X in women, but do not criticize X in men..." (27)?

2. What is Suggestion 1?

3. In Suggestion 1, what piece of advice does the pioneering journalist, Marlene Sanders, give?

4. Why does Adichie warn her friend about this concept at the start of Suggestion 4?

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

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