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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. Adichie states that she was in a room full of women and their conversation was primarily about what?

2. What is one area of sex that Ijeawele should tell Chizalum about in order to promote healthy notions of sexuality as recommended in Suggestion 12?

3. What should Chizalum do if anything makes her uncomfortable, according to Suggestion 8?

4. Who are social norms created by?

5. What is one benefit Adichie mentions of teaching Chizalum about difference?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adichie say that Ijeawele should selectively teach Chizalum about Igbo tradition?

2. What was the sexuality seminar about mentioned at the start of Suggestion 12?

3. What are some examples of the harmfulness of likeability in girls and women, according to Adichie?

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

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

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

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

8. What is so upsetting to Adichie at the start of Suggestion 8, because of the pressure to be liked?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Authors purposefully choose to structure their texts to provide their ideas and themes in an engaging and thorough manner. Adichie chooses to structure her text in letter format. Why do you believe Adichie chose to separate her ideas into a Letter containing Suggestions and how does that help her get her message across?

Essay Topic 2

Women come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. Adichie insists that Chizalum be exposed to all sorts of beauty and not determine what beauty is based on media. How does Adichie describe the ways that Ijeawele should see beauty and understand her connection it to it?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the text refers to the powerfulness of language in raising a feminist daughter; she even gives it an entire Suggestion in her text. As first discussed in Suggestion, 3, and in correlation with clothing and toy decisions, Adichie highlights some of the main interpretations of language that condition children at a young age to understand their genders in particular ways. What are some of these words and phrases and how do instill gender assumptions?

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