View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Suggestion 2 reminds Ijeawele to do what in regards to parenting?
(a) Do it with only the child's best interest at heart.
(b) Do it together.
(c) Do it knowing you will have to take a submissive role.
(d) Do it with passion.

2. What are some other reasons Adichie gives for keeping her last name?
(a) Adichie is the name her mother has always called her, and it means strength in Igbo.
(b) Adichie signifies her Igbo culture, and she does not want to take on her American husband's name and lose that.
(c) Adichie is the name she has had since birth, the name that has traveled with her through life's milestones.
(d) Adichie is the only name she has ever known.

3. What does Adichie propose Ijeawele teach her daughter to overcome all the issues presented in Suggestion 3?
(a) Adichie says to teach Chizalum how to stand up for herself and teach others about inequality.
(b) Adichie says to teach Chizalum self-reliance, that it is important for her to have independence.
(c) Adichie says to teach Chizalum the difference between gender inequality and sexism.
(d) Adichie says to teach Chizalum to research feminism and use its tools to better her own life.

4. What charge does Adichie take seriously according to her Letter?
(a) How to raise a strong woman.
(b) How to raise a feminist.
(c) How to raise a religious woman.
(d) How to raise an independent thinker.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Suggestion 5, what does the author state as a "worthy investment"?

3. What differs for Adichie when she is asked about sexism as opposed to racism according to Suggestion 4?

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

5. As mentioned in Suggestion 9, what will Ijeawele have to teach Chizalum, because education does not?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 561 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample