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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of sports does Adichie suggest Chizalum participate in?
(a) Running and tennis.
(b) Swimming and volleyball.
(c) Any kind of sports.
(d) Sports that involve a high-level of physical energy.

2. What is the shame we attach to female sexuality truly about, according to Suggestion 12?
(a) Biology.
(b) Family values.
(c) Male dominance.
(d) Control.

3. 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's father's beliefs still demand it.
(c) The woman's father's name is still present.
(d) The woman will end up taking the husband's name in order to handle serious matters.

4. What does this self, identified by Adichie in Suggestion 8, look like in more descriptive terms?
(a) A self that is honest and aware of the equal humanity of other people.
(b) A self that takes care of a family and works.
(c) A self that never holds back or backs down.
(d) A self that is honest and aware of politics.

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

6. What type of beauty will Chizalum notice is valued, according to Adichie?
(a) Diverse beauty.
(b) Plastic surgery.
(c) Whiteness.
(d) Thinness.

7. What should women not be apologetic about as recommended in Suggestion 10?
(a) Women should not apologize for being outspoken.
(b) Women should not apologize for pursuing masculine professions.
(c) Women should not apologize for liking fashion.
(d) Women should not apologize for being educated.

8. What is the first descriptor mentioned on Hilary Clinton's Twitter account?
(a) Woman.
(b) Politician.
(c) Friend.
(d) Wife.

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

10. What does a woman have to be successful at to keep her own name, according to Adichie's friends (33)?
(a) Women need to be successful at work.
(b) Women need to be involved in politics.
(c) Women need to be hardworking mothers.
(d) Women need to be single mothers.

11. What insecurities are helped by Chizalum better understanding her appearance as stated in Suggestion 10?
(a) Body-image insecurities that the world puts on girls.
(b) Understanding that intellect is more important than physical appearance.
(c) Body-image insecurities that Igbo tradition puts on girls.
(d) Comparison games with other girls.

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

13. 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 about difference.
(d) Teach her to accept difference if she encounters it.

14. What type of woman can undermine feminism with her deceiving words and entitlement, according to the end of Suggestion 14?
(a) "I am a feminist" as if a woman can say these words without any action.
(b) "I am a woman, but not a feminist" as if a woman who disregards feminism is automatically right.
(c) "I am an anti-feminist" as if an women can make a statement and make feminism obsolete.
(d) "I am not a feminist" as if anyone born with a vagina can dishonor feminism.

15. What is one way Chizalum can better understand her appearance?
(a) Participating in sports.
(b) Practicing Igbo traditional appearance standards.
(c) Acclimating to black beauty standards.
(d) Valuing her intelligence more than her appearance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Suggestion 10, what does Ijeawele need to be deliberate about?

3. How should Chizalum feel about being active, according to Adichie in Suggestion 10?

4. How does Adichie feel about Chizalum wearing make-up?

5. How should Ijeawele exemplify "difference," according to the start of Suggestion 15?

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