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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of just labeling something "misogynistic," what does Adichie recommend in Suggestion 6?
(a) Adichie recommends Ijeawele tell Chizalum why it is and what would make it not be.
(b) Adichie recommends Ijeawele point out examples of the word and how to argue against them.
(c) Adichie recommends Ijeawele tell Chizalum that it is a bad trait of some people, and she should stay away.
(d) Adichie recommends Ijeawele define the word and provide examples.

2. What does the absurd idea of "men will be men" mean at the start of the letter?
(a) This phrase implies that men have a lower standard.
(b) The phrase means that men should only have male friends.
(c) The phrase says that men can get angry at women and not be held uncountable.
(d) The phrase implies that men will do what they want no matter what the women say.

3. If a husband is not a headmaster according to Adichie, what is a wife not?
(a) A student.
(b) A mother.
(c) A maid.
(d) A schoolgirl.

4. At the end of Suggestion 5, what does the author state as a "worthy investment"?
(a) Paying Chizalum to read.
(b) Giving Chizalum time each day to read.
(c) Reading with Chizalum every day.
(d) Telling Chizalum about the importance of reading.

5. Why is it important that Chizalum reject gender roles from the beginning as stated in Suggestion 3?
(a) Gender roles are all over in the media, and girls are easily swayed to believe what they see.
(b) Gender roles are deeply conditioned, and it is difficult to unlearn them.
(c) Gender roles cannot be unlearned, and Chizalum will carry them with her forever.
(d) Gender roles are insidious, and girls do not have the proper tools to decipher how dangerous they are.

6. What words does Adichie prefer over "princess"?
(a) Angel and star.
(b) Genius and moon.
(c) Angel and sweetheart.
(d) Sun and star.

7. Why is the phrase that "a mother is really in charge behind the scenes" upsetting to feminist thought?
(a) The phrase implies that women can only have power if it is in disguise.
(b) The phrase suggests that women are working harder than their male counterparts.
(c) The phrase gives all the power of real control to men.
(d) The phrase makes one curious about what women are doing behind the scenes.

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

9. What is the one activity that Ijeawele's husband, Chudi, cannot participate in while raising their child?
(a) Chudi cannot coddle the baby when she cries.
(b) Chudi cannot help clean the house.
(c) Chudi cannot cook the meals.
(d) Chudi cannot breastfeed.

10. What is the idea of the danger Adichie talks about at the start of Suggestion 4?
(a) The idea of unconditional female equality.
(b) The idea of conditional gender expectations.
(c) The idea of unconditional gender assumptions.
(d) The idea of conditional female equality.

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

12. What warning does Adichie make to her friend at the end of the Opening of the Letter?
(a) Chizalum will turn out according to society, but Ijeawele should punish her if she does.
(b) Ijeawele will not be able to teach all Suggestions, but she should focus on some.
(c) Ijeawele might do everything Adichie suggests, but Chizalum will turn out differently.
(d) Society will tell Chizalum to be careful how she acts around men.

13. Why does Adichie think that the word "allowed" is so offensive in Suggestion 4?
(a) Adichie believes it helps catapult women above women, which goes against the idea of equality.
(b) Adichie believes that women should not have the right to tell their husbands what they are and are not allowed to do.
(c) Adichie believes it contributes to the notion that men are superior and in control of women.
(d) Adichie believes it has a connotation that targets vulnerable women.

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

15. What does Adichie suggest Ijeawele do in the coming weeks of motherhood for Suggestion 1?
(a) Adichie suggests that she be active in her daughter's life and promote strong values.
(b) Adichie suggests that everybody will have opinions, and she should reject them.
(c) Adichie suggests that men are not involved with the child's raising.
(d) Adichie suggests that she be kind to herself and ask for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Adichie recommends that Chizalum be measured on what type of scale according to the ideologies of Suggestion 3?

2. What is a phase that Adichie associates with the notion that caregiving and domestic work are singularly female domains?

3. What is Suggestion 1?

4. How does Adichie initially feel about her friend's request for advice?

5. What is Ijeawele's daughter's name?

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