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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 the absurd idea of "men will be men" mean at the start of the letter?
(a) The phrase says that men can get angry at women and not be held uncountable.
(b) The phrase means that men should only have male friends.
(c) This phrase implies that men have a lower standard.
(d) The phrase implies that men will do what they want no matter what the women say.

2. Adichie recommends that Chizalum be measured on what type of scale according to the ideologies of Suggestion 3?
(a) Chizalum needs to be measured according to her peers.
(b) Chizalum should be measured according to what other prideful girls are doing.
(c) Chizalum needs to be measured on a scale of being the best version of herself.
(d) Chizalum should not be measured.

3. How long has Adichie known Ijeawele as mentioned in the Introduction?
(a) Since high school.
(b) Since they both joined a local club.
(c) Since college.
(d) Since childhood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adichie propose Ijeawele teach her daughter to overcome all the issues presented in Suggestion 3?

2. What words does Adichie prefer over "princess"?

3. At the start of Suggestion 4, what does Adichie warn her friend about?

4. Why does Adichie argue that women do not need to be championed or revered at the end of Suggestion 6?

5. How old is Ijeawele's daughter when Adichie writes her letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Suggestion 2, why does Adichie state that Chudi deserve no additional gratitude or praise?

2. At the end of Adichie's letter, what does she mean by, "Sometimes life just does its thing" (7)?

3. Why is reading something Adichie suggests for Chizalum at the start of Suggestion 5?

4. Why does Ijeawele need to choose her language when speaking with Chizalum?

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

6. What are some of the phrases and implications of Feminism Lite Adichie points out as being troubling in Suggestion 4?

7. How does Adichie describe the idea of togetherness in Suggestion 2?

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

9. Why does Adichie feel she might be qualified to respond to her friend's request in the Introduction?

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

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