Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are boys' toys different from girls' in Suggestion 3?
(a) Toys for boys are blue; girls get pink toys.
(b) Toys for boys are made from wood and metal; toys for girls are plastic or soft.
(c) Toys for boys are active and involve some sort of doing; girls are passive and mostly dolls.
(d) Toys for boys are active and engaging; girls have some active toys, but they are not provided with many options.

2. What does Adichie ask Ijeawele to do for Chizalum's sense of self at the start of Suggestion 9?
(a) Let her grow up valuing intellect and hard work.
(b) Let her grow up knowing she is loved by both parents.
(c) Let her grow up combatting Igbo stereotypes.
(d) Let her grow up to think of herself as a proud Igbo woman.

3. What does Adichie recommend in Suggestion 6 for Ijeawele to do in order to teach Chizalum about language?
(a) Chizalum will have to learn both her native language and English.
(b) Chizalum will have to study language and each word's various meanings.
(c) Chizalum will need to question her own language first.
(d) Chizalum will have to listen to others' language more than her own.

4. How does Adichie's choice about her name represent a specific bigger issue as she states in Suggestion 7?
(a) It is a challenge to the idea that women can be their own persons.
(b) It is a challenge to the idea of what a female can do with her own name.
(c) It is a challenge to the idea of what is the norm.
(d) It is a challenge to the idea that women cannot have their own last names, because it goes against Igbo tradition.

5. Adichie identifies two "Feminist Tools" for Ijeawele to consider. What are they?
(a) Women matter equally, and can you reverse notions that are appropriate for both genders.
(b) Women need a voice and a space to be heard.
(c) Women must be treated equally, and men are not superior.
(d) Women matter equally, and feminist voice is very important.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a husband is not a headmaster according to Adichie, what is a wife not?

2. What is the issue with the word "princess" as presented in Suggestion 6?

3. How does Adichie define the first premise of feminism at the start of her Letter?

4. What is Suggestion 1?

5. At the start of Suggestion 7, what does Adichie mention about gender equality in relationships?

(see the answer key)

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