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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who capitalizes on how we teach girls to be?
(a) Parents.
(b) Sexual predators.
(c) Older girls.
(d) Older men.

2. What types of aunties should Ijeawele surround Chizalum with, according to Adichie?
(a) Women who follow Igbo tradition and make good wives.
(b) Women who are educated and kind to others.
(c) Women who have qualities you would like her to admire.
(d) Women who have many friends and speak their minds.

3. In Suggestion 13, what does Adichie say we teach girls but not boys about love?
(a) The need to sacrifice themselves.
(b) The need to love themselves.
(c) The need to compliment the other gender.
(d) The need to cherish marriage.

4. What link does Adichie tell Ijeawele to never make in regards to sexuality at the end of Suggestion 12?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pride.
(d) Fear.

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

6. Adichie says it is not enough to raise a daughter you can speak to about sex, but rather, Ijeawele needs to provide what other skill as well?
(a) Ijeawele needs to give Chizalum the opportunity to speak with her father as well.
(b) Ijeawele needs to give Chizalum the freedom to also not speak with her.
(c) Ijeawele needs to give Chizalum the physical instructions on how to be safe about sex.
(d) Ijeawele needs to give Chizalum the language to talk to her.

7. What is the first descriptor found on Bill Clinton's Twitter account?
(a) Friend.
(b) Politician.
(c) Founder.
(d) Husband.

8. What is pain traditionally linked to, as mentioned in Suggestion 10?
(a) Boys.
(b) School.
(c) Hair.
(d) Growth.

9. How does Adichie address homosexuality on Page 62?
(a) Some people are gay and some are not.
(b) Some people are gay, and they would be ostracized in Nigeria.
(c) Igbo tradition goes against homosexuality, but Chizalum can do what she prefers.
(d) Some people are gay and that is fine.

10. What is one part of the Igbo culture that should be embraced as mentioned in Suggestion 9?
(a) Community.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Dance.
(d) Money.

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

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

13. In Suggestion 8, what is it that we, our society, teach girls?
(a) Society teaches girls to be likeable, to be nice, and to be false.
(b) Society teaches girls to be shy, to be good listeners, and to be uplifting wives.
(c) Society teaches girls to be strong, smart, and outgoing.
(d) Society teaches girls to be likeable, to be honest, and to be kind.

14. Instead of being likeable, what does Adichie want Chizalum to be taught?
(a) To be taught to be candid and positive.
(b) To be taught to be honest and generous.
(c) To be taught to be feminist and cautious.
(d) To be honest and kind.

15. When female politicians change their last names to their husband's, what does this mean about society as touched upon in Suggestion 7?
(a) Voters prefer women with their own names
(b) Voters do not care and vote for whom they like.
(c) Voters place marital expectations on women.
(d) Voters vote more for a woman who has her husband's last name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are social norms created by?

2. Right before Adichie signs-off her letter, what does she ask Ijeawele?

3. What should Ijeawele do about the onslaught of white beauty Chizalum will see?

4. At the start of Suggestion 7, what does Adichie mention about gender equality in relationships?

5. What does this self, identified by Adichie in Suggestion 8, look like in more descriptive terms?

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