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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Suggestion 1, what piece of advice does the pioneering journalist, Marlene Sanders, give?
(a) Sanders says, "Never apologize for working. You love what you do, and loving what you do is a great gift to give to your child."
(b) Sanders says, "You don't even have to love your job; merely love what your job does for you."
(c) Sanders says, "Everybody will have an opinion about what you should do, but what matters most is what you want for yourself."
(d) Sanders says, "Please reject the idea that motherhood and work are mutually exclusive."

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

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

4. What kinds of books will Chizalum read in school, so Adichie asks Ijeawele to think beyond school in Suggestion 5?
(a) Autobiographies, science texts, and feminist theory.
(b) Autobiographies, novels, and histories.
(c) Biology texts, histories, and biographies.
(d) Novels, histories, and feminist theory.

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

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

7. How does Adichie initially feel about her friend's request for advice?
(a) Adichie feels that it is too difficult to explain.
(b) Adichie feels that her friend should already know the answer.
(c) Adichie feels that it is too huge of a task.
(d) Adichie feels that she is the best person to ask.

8. What is a fear that Adichie recognizes that mothers have about fathers in Suggestion 2?
(a) Adichie suggests that Ijeawele not let Chudi handle the bathing and feeding, because those are duties of a mother.
(b) Adichie recommends that Ijeawele watch Chudi with the baby's upbringing and provide advice.
(c) Adichie suggests that Ijeawele oversee all interactions between Chudi and their daughter.
(d) Adichie recommends that Ijeawele should not expect Chudi to do everything perfectly.

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

10. 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 write a letter.
(c) Adichie decides to speak with Ijeawele's daughter.
(d) Adichie decides to speak with Ijeawele.

11. Toward the middle of Suggestion 1, Adichie identifies what trait as being important to motherhood?
(a) Parenting equally with a partner.
(b) Being active in instilling feministic notions at an early age.
(c) Always reaching for perfectionism.
(d) Giving oneself room to fail.

12. What is Adichie's concern around young girl's experience with sports?
(a) Adichie fears that girls do not reach higher levels of sports because of their upbringings.
(b) Adichie considers how this lack of physical activity affects future health for young girls.
(c) Adichie wonders if girls should not play sports, because they are too dangerous.
(d) Adichie worries that girls have parts of themselves silenced and stifled, because sports are male activities.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the phrase that "a mother is really in charge behind the scenes" upsetting to feminist thought?

2. Before British Colonialism, what other activity did women do in Nigeria?

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

4. If a husband is not a headmaster according to Adichie, what is a wife not?

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

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