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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What differs for Adichie when she is asked about sexism as opposed to racism according to Suggestion 4?

2. What example does Adichie provide to prove her point about Igbo tradition?

3. If Philip May were prime minister, what word might we hear in reference to his wife as discussed in Suggestion 4?

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

5. What question does Adichie's friend, Ijeawele, ask her at the start of the text?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Adichie reject the language of help?

3. What does Adichie hope to do with the letter as presented in the Introduction?

4. Adichie states that she hears women say, "Leave the woman alone to do what she wants as long as her husband allows" (22). Why does Adichie argue against this statement?

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

6. Why do Adichie reject the idea of saying that a woman is "doing it all" in Suggestion 1?

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

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

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

10. Why is it sexist for men to speak about rape and say, "if it were my daughter or wife or sister" (29).

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Suggestion 5, Adichie promotes reading and differing styles of books. She insists that Chizalum learn to value at a young age, and that Ijeawele's job is to instill the benefits. Why does Adichie feel that reading and books are paramount to creating a future strong feminist woman?

Essay Topic 2

Adichie emphasizes the many dangers of Feminism Lite in Suggestion 4. Her belief is that it is a conditional form of Feminism. How is Feminism Lite described, and how is it dangerous in relation to whole feminist principles?

Essay Topic 3

Suggestion 3 asks Ijeawele to challenge "gender roles,"specifically analyzing the notion of clothing colors and gender toy acceptance. What are Adichie's descriptions of these threats to gender equality and how does she validate them?

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