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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As mentioned in Suggestion 3, what idea needs to be questioned as far as women's roles in marriage?
(a) The idea that women are mothers.
(b) The idea that women are prizes.
(c) The idea that women are caretakers.
(d) The idea that women must agree with their husbands on matters of finance.

2. What is the most common biological reason that infers men's superiority found in Suggestion 11?
(a) Men's ability to have many children, even into their later years.
(b) Men's physical stature.
(c) Men's societal privilege.
(d) Men's choice of wives.

3. Why does it make more sense for women to have many sexual partners according to Adichie?
(a) There is a larger genetic pool, so there are greater chances of bearing offspring who will flourish.
(b) There is a smaller genetic pool, which means natural selection will choose the strongest children to survive.
(c) There is a larger genetic pool, so there it is more likely the children will be smart.
(d) There is a stronger genetical pool, which enables women to raise more children.

4. Why is it important that Chizalum reject gender roles from the beginning as stated in Suggestion 3?
(a) Gender roles are insidious, and girls do not have the proper tools to decipher how dangerous they are.
(b) Gender roles are all over in the media, and girls are easily swayed to believe what they see.
(c) Gender roles cannot be unlearned, and Chizalum will carry them with her forever.
(d) Gender roles are deeply conditioned, and it is difficult to unlearn them.

5. In Suggestion 10, what does Adichie tell Ijeawele to protect Chizalum from?
(a) Comparing herself to other black women.
(b) Seeing herself as less than more beautiful women.
(c) Looking at her own reflection with dissatisfaction.
(d) Identifying herself with only Igbo traditional standards of beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Adichie argue that women do not need to be championed or revered at the end of Suggestion 6?

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

3. At the end of Suggestion 5, what does the author state as a "worthy investment"?

4. Why is Adichie upset about the term her friend, Nwabu, speaking about becoming "Mr. Mom" when his wife left him home with the children?

5. Because of the previous recommendations in Suggestion 3, Adichie asks that Chizalum be given what?

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