Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the global-middle class phenomenon of "parenting" in accordance with Suggestion 1?
(a) An endless, anxious journey of guilt.
(b) Domestic work is the role of women.
(c) Failure is okay.
(d) Praise is so important it ruins relationships.

2. What does Adichie believe matters most in relation to the theme of Suggestion 1?
(a) Adichie believes that women must reject the idea that motherhood and work are mutually exclusive.
(b) Adichie states that what matters is what you want for yourself, and not what others want.
(c) Adichie gives the example that mothers worked while they were growing up, and they still turned out well.
(d) Adichie thinks shunning Igbo tradition is the only way to fully follow feminist principles.

3. Why does Adichie warn her friend about this concept at the start of Suggestion 4?
(a) Adichie warns her, because it is a mean, ineffective, silly interpretation of feminism; it does not require advocacy.
(b) Adichie warns her, because she wants to affirm that feminism is a serious topic.
(c) Adichie warns her, because she does not want Ijeawele to become affiliated with the wrong types of feminists.
(d) Adichie warns her, because it is a hollow, appeasing, and bankrupt; it does not require one to fully believe in the cause.

4. At the start of Suggestion 5, why should Ijeawele teach Chizalum to read?
(a) Chizalum will become arguably more knowledgeable than a regularly educated child.
(b) Chizalum will be able to make strong arguments for feminism.
(c) Reading will allow Chizalum the freedom to marry any man she wants.
(d) Chizalum will excel in school and go far in life.

5. What can Chizalum do if a boy does not like her, according to Suggestion 8?
(a) Chizalum can cry and be upset.
(b) Chizalum can tell that boy he is dumb.
(c) Chizalum can choose to be mean to the boy.
(d) Chizalum can choose to not like the boy back.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Hilary Rodham Clinton eventually drop her maiden name?

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

4. What words does Adichie prefer over "princess"?

5. What does Adichie believe needs more attention: sexism or racism? Why?

(see the answer key)

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