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

2. When should Chizalum accept people walking different paths, as recommended by Suggestion 15?

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

4. What is pain traditionally linked to, as mentioned in Suggestion 10?

5. What should Ijeawle never link Chizalum's appearance to, according to Suggestion 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What specific topics and examples can Ijeawele bring into a conversation about difference?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Sexism and racism are different entities according to Adichie, and there are reasons as to why she is angrier about sexism than racism. This may seem like a rather foreign stance. Why does Adichie believe that sexism is more dangerous than racism?

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