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

2. What is better than likability, as stated in Suggestion 8?
(a) Being a good friend to others.
(b) Being your full self.
(c) Being present every moment.
(d) Being honest all the time.

3. 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 politics.
(b) A self that takes care of a family and works.
(c) A self that is honest and aware of the equal humanity of other people.
(d) A self that never holds back or backs down.

4. What should Ijeawele do about the onslaught of white beauty Chizalum will see?
(a) Ijeawele needs to show her that black people are equal to whites in beauty, education, and capability.
(b) Ijeawele needs to show her the enduring beauty and resilience of Africans and black people.
(c) Ijeawele needs to show her the negatives of being white.
(d) Ijeawele needs to emphasize the ways that black people are better than white people.

5. When should Chizalum receive praise as textually stated in Suggestion 8?
(a) Chizalum needs praise when she speaks truthfully, takes a stand, and is kind to others.
(b) Chizalum needs praise when she does well in school and is kind to others.
(c) Chizalum needs praise when she is open and honest.
(d) Chizalum needs praise when she speaks truthfully, argues against others, and is brave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Adichie specifies that Ijeawele does not need to be what for Chizalum when talking about love?

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

3. What is the first descriptor mentioned on Hilary Clinton's Twitter account?

4. At the end of the text, what is Adichie's last wish for Chizalum?

5. How does Adichie address homosexuality on Page 62?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why would it be disingenuous for Ijeawele to teach Chizalum that sex is only for reproduction?

5. What physical mainstream world values will Chizalum encounter as mentioned on Page 46?

6. As made in Suggestion 10, what are some ways that Ijeawele can engage Chizalum with her appearance?

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

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

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

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

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