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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 does Suggestion 7 state should never be considered an achievement?
(a) Friendship.
(b) One's profession.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Making money.

2. Why does Adichie argue that women do not need to be championed or revered at the end of Suggestion 6?
(a) Women just need to be treated as equal.
(b) Women do not deserve to be championed or revered, because most do not act in a manner that warrants those titles.
(c) Women need to be seen as separate from men.
(d) Women deserve their own words for being powerful.

3. What is the main point of Suggestion 9?
(a) Allow Chizalum to do anything the things she wants.
(b) Give Chizalum a sense of identity.
(c) Give Chizalum the freedom to choose any profession.
(d) Allow Chizalum the responsibility of choosing her own friends.

4. What is the magnificent thing that Ijeawele has done at the start of the letter?
(a) Ijeawele has brought a human being in the world.
(b) Ijeawele has brought a feminist into the world.
(c) Ijeawele has asked for advice.
(d) Ijeawele has left her husband who was unfaithful

5. What do both Adichie and Ijeawele agree to do in regards to the Suggestions?
(a) Adichie and Ijeawele agree to instill some of the Suggestions.
(b) Adichie and Ijeawele agree to try.
(c) Adichie and Ijeawele agree to follow feminist principles.
(d) Adichie and Ijeawele agree to keep in touch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, what does Adichie say makes her feel like an expert in a field?

2. Why does it matter what Ijeawele says to her child in Suggestion 6?

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

4. If Philip May were prime minister, what word might we hear in reference to his wife as discussed in Suggestion 4?

5. What is the one activity that Ijeawele's husband, Chudi, cannot participate in while raising their child?

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