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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of the previous recommendations in Suggestion 3, Adichie asks that Chizalum be given what?
(a) To be seen as an individual.
(b) To battle gender roles.
(c) To learn how to fight misogyny.
(d) To be a subservient woman.

2. Adichie identifies two "Feminist Tools" for Ijeawele to consider. What are they?
(a) Women need a voice and a space to be heard.
(b) Women matter equally, and can you reverse notions that are appropriate for both genders.
(c) Women must be treated equally, and men are not superior.
(d) Women matter equally, and feminist voice is very important.

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

4. What is a fear that Adichie recognizes that mothers have about fathers in Suggestion 2?
(a) Adichie recommends that Ijeawele should not expect Chudi to do everything perfectly.
(b) Adichie suggests that Ijeawele not let Chudi handle the bathing and feeding, because those are duties of a mother.
(c) Adichie recommends that Ijeawele watch Chudi with the baby's upbringing and provide advice.
(d) Adichie suggests that Ijeawele oversee all interactions between Chudi and their daughter.

5. What is the issue with the word "princess" as presented in Suggestion 6?
(a) The word says that there are no queens, only princesses.
(b) The word is too feminine.
(c) The word assumes that all girls want to wear pretty pink dresses.
(d) The word is loaded with assumptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Adichie known Ijeawele as mentioned in the Introduction?

2. Why is it important that Chizalum reject gender roles from the beginning as stated in Suggestion 3?

3. What is the global-middle class phenomenon of "parenting" in accordance with Suggestion 1?

4. What does Adichie recommend in Suggestion 6 for Ijeawele to do in order to teach Chizalum about language?

5. At the start of Suggestion 4, what does Adichie warn her friend about?

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