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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adichie ask Ijeawele to do for Chizalum's sense of self at the start of Suggestion 9?
(a) Let her grow up to think of herself as a proud Igbo woman.
(b) Let her grow up combatting Igbo stereotypes.
(c) Let her grow up valuing intellect and hard work.
(d) Let her grow up knowing she is loved by both parents.

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

3. What assumption does Adichie make about Chizalum at the start of Suggestion 13?
(a) Adichie assumes that she will have many suitors.
(b) Adichie assumes that she will be heterosexual.
(c) Adichie assumes that she will have a difficult time if she is homosexual.
(d) Adichie assumes that she will not have a boyfriend until she is ready.

4. What kind of opinions does Adichie hope Chizalum has in relation to her opinions?
(a) Adichie hopes her opinions will be informed, humane, and broad-minded.
(b) Adichie hopes her opinions will be smart, personal, and well-spoken.
(c) Adichie hopes her opinions will be radical, true, and self-promoting.
(d) Adichie hopes her opinions will be honest, specific, and spoken.

5. Adichie recognizes in Suggestion 14 that female goodness is as normal as what?
(a) Male oppression of women.
(b) Female evil.
(c) Female wealth.
(d) Male goodness.

6. What does Adichie's friend, Chioma, tell her about being someone people want to be around?
(a) Chioma tells Adichie to be outspoke and tell her truth no matter what.
(b) Chioma tells Adichie that people will not like something Adichie wants to say or do.
(c) Chioma tells Adichie to be quiet and respectful.
(d) Chioma tells Adichie that people will like her if she is famous.

7. In Suggestion 7, what reason does Adichie give for keeping her maiden name?
(a) Adichie wants to shun the institution of taking the husband's last name.
(b) Adichie is unmarried.
(c) Adichie likes her name.
(d) Adichie has both her maiden and her husband's last name.

8. At the start of Suggestion 7, what does Adichie mention about gender equality in relationships?
(a) Women sacrifice more at their expense, because men are superior.
(b) Women automatically have to be subservient to men.
(c) Women sacrifice more at a loss to themselves, because they have to maintain an uneven exchange.
(d) Men abuse their power, and women have to abide by their rules.

9. In Suggestion 9, what is one part of Igbo culture that should be not valued?
(a) Racism.
(b) Physical beauty.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Tradition.

10. In Suggestion 15, what does Ijeawle need to teach Chizalum as stated in the first sentence?
(a) Teach her to ignore difference.
(b) Teach her to see difference as bad and to not have conversations about it.
(c) Teach her to accept difference if she encounters it.
(d) Teach her about difference.

11. How does Adichie's choice about her name represent a specific bigger issue as she states in Suggestion 7?
(a) It is a challenge to the idea that women can be their own persons.
(b) It is a challenge to the idea of what a female can do with her own name.
(c) It is a challenge to the idea that women cannot have their own last names, because it goes against Igbo tradition.
(d) It is a challenge to the idea of what is the norm.

12. What part of African culture does Adichie believe needs to be taught as mentioned in Suggestion 9?
(a) Kindess and work ethic.
(b) Beauty and resilience.
(c) Independence and toughness.
(d) Thoughtfulness and resilience.

13. Why is a women's name still about patriarchy according to what people have said to Adichie?
(a) The woman will get married, and her husband will ensure she takes it.
(b) The woman will end up taking the husband's name in order to handle serious matters.
(c) The woman's father's name is still present.
(d) The woman's father's beliefs still demand it.

14. How can Chizalum overcome static gender roles as recommended at the end of Suggestion 10?
(a) Chizalum can overcome them if she is given the knowledge to identify with other strong feminists.
(b) Chizalum can overcome them if she has been provided with familiarity of alternatives.
(c) Chizalum can overcome them if she listens to Ijeawele and follows her example.
(d) Chizalum can overcome them if she spends time with her father and becomes familiar with good men.

15. How does Adichie recommend Ijeawele appropriately respond to questions Chizalum poses about various types of people?
(a) I don't know; people like different things.
(b) Some people you will like and others you will not.
(c) I don't know; it's just the way the world is.
(d) People are bizarre and see the world differently.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in Suggestion 11, what is a strong personal example of how women are not equal parents in Igbo tradition?

2. In Suggestion 10, what does Adichie tell Ijeawele to protect Chizalum from?

3. What is the name of the village where Adichie spent her childhood according to the end of Suggestion 8?

4. In Suggestion 8, what is it that we, our society, teach girls?

5. At a baptism Adichie attend for a baby girl, wishes were written for the girl's future. What did the one wish say that Adichie found troubling?

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