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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of Suggestion 7, what does Adichie mention about gender equality in relationships?
(a) Men abuse their power, and women have to abide by their rules.
(b) Women sacrifice more at a loss to themselves, because they have to maintain an uneven exchange.
(c) Women sacrifice more at their expense, because men are superior.
(d) Women automatically have to be subservient to men.

2. What does Suggestion 7 state should never be considered an achievement?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Making money.
(c) One's profession.
(d) Friendship.

3. Instead of just labeling something "misogynistic," what does Adichie recommend in Suggestion 6?
(a) Adichie recommends Ijeawele tell Chizalum why it is and what would make it not be.
(b) Adichie recommends Ijeawele define the word and provide examples.
(c) Adichie recommends Ijeawele tell Chizalum that it is a bad trait of some people, and she should stay away.
(d) Adichie recommends Ijeawele point out examples of the word and how to argue against them.

4. What does this self, identified by Adichie in Suggestion 8, look like in more descriptive terms?
(a) A self that never holds back or backs down.
(b) A self that is honest and aware of the equal humanity of other people.
(c) A self that takes care of a family and works.
(d) A self that is honest and aware of politics.

5. Why does Adichie warn her friend about this concept at the start of Suggestion 4?
(a) Adichie warns her, because she wants to affirm that feminism is a serious topic.
(b) Adichie warns her, because it is a hollow, appeasing, and bankrupt; it does not require one to fully believe in the cause.
(c) Adichie warns her, because she does not want Ijeawele to become affiliated with the wrong types of feminists.
(d) Adichie warns her, because it is a mean, ineffective, silly interpretation of feminism; it does not require advocacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adichie propose Ijeawele teach her daughter to overcome all the issues presented in Suggestion 3?

2. As stated in the Introduction, how long ago did the author, Adichie, receive a request her for advice?

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

4. Adichie recommends that Chizalum be measured on what type of scale according to the ideologies of Suggestion 3?

5. Why is a women's name still about patriarchy according to what people have said to Adichie?

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