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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. Instead of just labeling something "misogynistic," what does Adichie recommend in Suggestion 6?

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

3. What charge does Adichie take seriously according to her Letter?

4. Adichie recommends that Chizalum be measured on what type of scale according to the ideologies of Suggestion 3?

5. Why does Adichie think that the word "allowed" is so offensive in Suggestion 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. As mentioned in Suggestion 3, why do we need to question the idea of marriage as a prize to women?

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

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

4. How are powerful women "policed" in Adichie's mind (24)?

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

6. In Suggestion 1, how do people use tradition in relation to gender inequality?

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

8. Why does Suggestion 1 ask Ijeawele to allow herself to fail?

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

10. At the start of the letter, what are the 2 Feminist Tools that serve as a premise for feminist thought?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the start of Suggestion 12, Adichie broaches the matter of sex. She describes a seminar that Ijeawele and she attended a long time ago and the overall feeling it left them with. What is the main reasons she inserts this experience?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In the last Suggestion, Adichie chooses to focus on difference and the usefulness of understanding it to better understand life. Ijeawele needs to make difference an open conversation and an exposed way of viewing the world. How does Adichie recommend the importance of having this conversation?

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