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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 was Adichie's Igbo nickname growing up?

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

3. As mentioned in Suggestion 12, what happened at the seminar Adichie and Ijeawele went to?

4. How does Adichie recommend Ijeawele appropriately respond to questions Chizalum poses about various types of people?

5. What are some other reasons Adichie gives for keeping her last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is insinuated when a woman claims not to be feminist according to Adichie in Suggestion 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suggestion 1 begins by saying that Ijeawele needs to be a full person; she needs to be more than a mother in order to live a whole life. How does one live as a full person?

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

One point of focus from the text is that work and motherhood are not mutually exclusive. Adichie mentions multiple reasons as to why women are sent this message. Why do women receive negative feedback about working and being women?

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