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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adichie believe matters most in relation to the theme of Suggestion 1?
(a) Adichie thinks shunning Igbo tradition is the only way to fully follow feminist principles.
(b) Adichie believes that women must reject the idea that motherhood and work are mutually exclusive.
(c) Adichie states that what matters is what you want for yourself, and not what others want.
(d) Adichie gives the example that mothers worked while they were growing up, and they still turned out well.

2. As mentioned in Suggestion 3, what idea needs to be questioned as far as women's roles in marriage?
(a) The idea that women are prizes.
(b) The idea that women are caretakers.
(c) The idea that women are mothers.
(d) The idea that women must agree with their husbands on matters of finance.

3. What example does Adichie provide to prove her point about Igbo tradition?
(a) Adichie refers to an old myth from Igbo tradition, which asks families to remain balanced.
(b) Adichie recants a time when her sister started working and the family was much better off.
(c) Adichie recalls that men did do most of the work, but women did contribute as well.
(d) Adichie states that trading was exclusively done by women in some parts of Igboland.

4. What does Adichie recommend in Suggestion 6 for Ijeawele to do in order to teach Chizalum about language?
(a) Chizalum will have to study language and each word's various meanings.
(b) Chizalum will have to learn both her native language and English.
(c) Chizalum will need to question her own language first.
(d) Chizalum will have to listen to others' language more than her own.

5. What is this book a version of?
(a) The book is a narrative.
(b) The book is a version of a historically-based document.
(c) The book is a version of Adichie's letter.
(d) The book is a version of a movie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sad truth mentioned at the end of Suggestion 4?

2. What is the idea of the danger Adichie talks about at the start of Suggestion 4?

3. Why does it matter what Ijeawele says to her child in Suggestion 6?

4. As stated in the Introduction, how long ago did the author, Adichie, receive a request her for advice?

5. What is the Adichie's first thought when her friend makes her request?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adichie reject the language of help?

2. Why is Adichie upset about children's clothing options in relation to gender?

3. What are some areas of language that Chizalum needs to inspect as recommended in Suggestion 6?

4. At the end of the letter, Adichie consolidates her overall purpose to Ijeawele by asking her to do only one thing. What is this thing and why is it important?

5. How are powerful women "policed" in Adichie's mind (24)?

6. What does the author realize about motherhood after becoming a mother herself as mentioned in the Introduction?

7. In relation to toys in Suggestion 3, why is Adichie disturbed by a certain young girl's experience?

8. Why does the author argue against Feminism Lite?

9. What specific example does Adichie provide in Suggestion 3 that conveys how gender roles are nonsense?

10. Why does Adichie recommend that Chizalum be paid for reading?

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