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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Adichie define the first premise of feminism at the start of her Letter?
(a) The solid bending belief that is malleable and important.
(b) The solid independent belief that needs a particular calling.
(c) The solid unbending belief that you start off with.
(d) The solid feeling that women need equality.

2. What does Adichie say about her views on feminism to Ijeawele at the start of her Letter?
(a) Feminism is for both genders.
(b) Feminism is exciting and powerful.
(c) Feminism is contextual.
(d) Feminism is for women only.

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

4. What is Suggestion 1?
(a) Be a full person.
(b) Being a mother is the most important part of being a feminist.
(c) Motherhood is a glorious experience.
(d) Define yourself by motherhood.

5. What does Adichie introduce as a true Igbo tradition in Suggestion 1?
(a) The mother staying home.
(b) The father working and the mother staying at home.
(c) A double-income family.
(d) The mother working and raising the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way a new mother can approach parenting as recommended in Suggestion 1?

2. How will Ijeawele know that child-care work is being equally shared?

3. What does Adichie suggest Ijeawele do in the coming weeks of motherhood for Suggestion 1?

4. What is a phase that Adichie associates with the notion that caregiving and domestic work are singularly female domains?

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

(see the answer key)

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