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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Inferior.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Supportive.
(d) Advocate.

2. What is Ijeawele's daughter's name?
(a) Chizalum Adichie.
(b) Chizalum Adora.
(c) Chizalum Ijeawele.
(d) Ijeawele Adichie.

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

4. What is the better alternative to saying, "Don't you know you're old enough to find a husband?" (27)?
(a) You are old enough to find a job.
(b) You are old enough to take care of children.
(c) You are old enough to go to college.
(d) You are old enough to help your mother.

5. What is an example that Adichie provides in response to portraying one of the tools at the start of the text?
(a) If a man fights with a woman, can a woman fight back?
(b) If a man spends all the money, can a woman divorce him?
(c) If a man sleeps with another woman, and you forgive him, would the same be true for a women who slept with another man?
(d) If a man sleeps with another woman, and you find out, would you be able to leave him?

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

7. What example does Adichie provide that bolster her notions of feminism in Suggestion 3?
(a) Adichie remembers being told to sweep like a girl, which actually made the job more difficult; she wishes she would have been told how properly to sweep the floor better.
(b) Adichie remembers being told to sweep like a girl, while all her brothers were allowed to sweep whatever way they wanted.
(c) Adichie remembers being told that cleaning was a chore for women, and women needed to be very particular and follow certain rules.
(d) Adichie remembers being told to cook dinner quickly and efficiently; her brothers were never asked to cook dinner.

8. What does Adichie decide to do as a response to Ijeawele's request in the Introduction?
(a) Adichie decides to write a book.
(b) Adichie decides to speak with Ijeawele's daughter.
(c) Adichie decides to speak with Ijeawele.
(d) Adichie decides to write a letter.

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

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

11. At the end of Suggestion 2, praise for fathers it put into question. Why does Adichie believe this is an important concept to be analyzed?
(a) Adichie thinks is is ridiculous that a father be more revered than a mother when the mother is the actually the one who does most of the work; she deserves more praise.
(b) Adichie promotes the notion that fathers do not deserve additional gratitude or praise for bringing a child into the world just as the mothers do; the child belongs equally to them.
(c) Adichie recognizes that men need recognition to be more involved in their child's lives, so it is necessary.
(d) Adichie promotes that fathers should be overly praised, so that they are more active in their child's life.

12. Why is Adichie upset about the term her friend, Nwabu, speaking about becoming "Mr. Mom" when his wife left him home with the children?
(a) "Mr. Mom" implies that the father is detached from parenting and providing an additional service, when in reality the father is simply being a dad.
(b) "Mr. Mom" emphasizes the inequalities of women and men by giving the revered title of, "Mom," to a man.
(c) "Mr. Mom" sounds ridiculous and negates the role.
(d) "Mr. Mom" suggests that men are feminine, which goes against Igbo tradition.

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

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

15. What is one word Adichie recommends replacing X with?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pridefulness.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What argument is made about cooking in Suggestion 3?

2. Suggestion 2 reminds Ijeawele to do what in regards to parenting?

3. How does Adichie feel about work as recommended in Suggestion 3?

4. How does Adichie feel about Sanders' advice?

5. Toward the middle of Suggestion 1, Adichie identifies what trait as being important to motherhood?

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