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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suggestions 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the middle of Suggestion 1, Adichie identifies what trait as being important to motherhood?
(a) Parenting equally with a partner.
(b) Always reaching for perfectionism.
(c) Being active in instilling feministic notions at an early age.
(d) Giving oneself room to fail.

2. 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.

3. How does Adichie feel about work as recommended in Suggestion 3?
(a) Women should love their work to show their independence.
(b) Women do not have to love their jobs; they have to love what their jobs do for them.
(c) Women do not have to have a job; they are allowed to be homemakers.
(d) Women do not have to like their jobs; they have to do them well.

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?
(a) "Mr. Mom" suggests that men are feminine, which goes against Igbo tradition.
(b) "Mr. Mom" emphasizes the inequalities of women and men by giving the revered title of, "Mom," to a man.
(c) "Mr. Mom" sounds ridiculous and negates the role.
(d) "Mr. Mom" implies that the father is detached from parenting and providing an additional service, when in reality the father is simply being a dad.

5. What is one word Adichie recommends replacing X with?
(a) Silence.
(b) Pridefulness.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What argument is made about cooking in Suggestion 3?

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

3. Adichie identifies two "Feminist Tools" for Ijeawele to consider. What are they?

4. What does Adichie believe matters most in relation to the theme of Suggestion 1?

5. At the end of Suggestion 1, Adichie says that we should be asking a certain question of parents. What is that question?

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