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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 point does Adichie make about the inequality of marriage proposals against her opposing "less than" feminsits?
(a) A woman feels obligated to say yes when asked; men have the control.
(b) A man can stay with a woman as long as he wants without caring.
(c) A woman has to be asked first; the woman do not have the power.
(d) A man feels obligated to ask a woman when he is ready; he does not care if the woman says yes.

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

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

4. What is the wish Adichie makes at the end of Suggestion 8?
(a) Adichie wishes someone had told her about physical appearances and marriage.
(b) Adichie wishes someone had told her about relationships and female acceptance.
(c) Adichie wishes someone had told her that women have it difficult, but can overcome anything.
(d) Adichie wishes someone had told her about men in general.

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 of what is the norm.
(b) It is a challenge to the idea that women cannot have their own last names, because it goes against Igbo tradition.
(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. What is the first descriptor found on Bill Clinton's Twitter account?

2. In Suggestion 10, how does Adichie say children learn?

3. What is better than likability, as stated in Suggestion 8?

4. What is the most common biological reason that infers men's superiority found in Suggestion 11?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why would Adichie support Chizalum wearing make-up and fashion as mentioned in Suggestion 10?

5. In Suggestion 7, what is the Adichie's issue with titles, such as Mr. Ms. and Mrs.?

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

7. What recommendation does Adichie make for married couples to embark on together?

8. Why is Adichie struck by the difference of conversations about love with women and then men?

9. What are the reasons Adichie identifies marriage proposals as examples of sexism?

10. At the start of Suggestion 9, why does Adichie think Igbo culture is vital to Chizalum's identity?

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