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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 is the most common biological reason that infers men's superiority found in Suggestion 11?
(a) Men's choice of wives.
(b) Men's ability to have many children, even into their later years.
(c) Men's physical stature.
(d) Men's societal privilege.

2. As first mentioned in Suggestion 13, what will happen to Chizalum no matter what?
(a) Regret.
(b) Pride.
(c) Romance.
(d) Sex.

3. What are some skills to teach Chizalum about inequality and privilege?
(a) Household help needs to be given direction and rich people should be treated like they are rich.
(b) Household help should be left alone and tip your driver.
(c) Household help is exactly that, help, so treat them that way until they prove to be very good at their jobs.
(d) Household help is human and greet the driver.

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

5. 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 cannot have their own last names, because it goes against Igbo tradition.
(b) It is a challenge to the idea of what is the norm.
(c) It is a challenge to the idea of what a female can do with her own name.
(d) It is a challenge to the idea that women can be their own persons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hilary Rodham Clinton eventually drop her maiden name?

2. What is one way Chizalum can better understand her appearance?

3. 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?

4. As mentioned in Suggestion 12, what happened at the seminar Adichie and Ijeawele went to?

5. When should Chizalum receive praise as textually stated in Suggestion 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What specific topics and examples can Ijeawele bring into a conversation about difference?

2. Why does Adichie recommend Chizalum not be taught to be non-judgmental at the end of Suggestion 15?

3. Why does Adichie think that schooling will not teach Chizalum all that she needs to know?

4. At the end of Suggestion 10, why does Adichie say that she cannot overstate the power of alternatives?

5. As stated in Suggestion 13, why does Ijeawele need to know about the romance in Chizalum's life?

6. Why should marriage never be spoken of as an achievement as mentioned at the start of Suggestion 7?

7. How can Ijeawele be prepared for Chizalum to have sex before 18 as stated in Suggestion 12?

8. What parts of Igbo tradition should Chizalum reject to better shape an identity?

9. What are some examples in Suggestion 11 where biology is used for/against gender expectation?

10. What is insinuated when a woman claims not to be feminist according to Adichie in Suggestion 14?

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