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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the village where Adichie spent her childhood according to the end of Suggestion 8?
(a) Ogbomosa.
(b) Ezi-Abba.
(c) Asaba.
(d) Chudi.

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

3. What is an example that Adichie provides in response to portraying one of the tools at the start of the text?
(a) If a man fights with a woman, can a woman fight back?
(b) If a man sleeps with another woman, and you find out, would you be able to leave him?
(c) If a man sleeps with another woman, and you forgive him, would the same be true for a women who slept with another man?
(d) If a man spends all the money, can a woman divorce him?

4. Why did Hilary Rodham Clinton eventually drop her maiden name?
(a) Because she did not like her maiden name.
(b) Because it is too confusing to voters.
(c) Due to political pressure.
(d) Because her husband forced her to.

5. 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" implies that the father is detached from parenting and providing an additional service, when in reality the father is simply being a dad.
(d) "Mr. Mom" sounds ridiculous and negates the role.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sad truth mentioned at the end of Suggestion 4?

2. What roles, according to Suggestion 7, do the world value in a woman more than anything else?

3. In the Introduction, what does Adichie say makes her feel like an expert in a field?

4. How does Adichie feel about Sanders' advice?

5. What is Suggestion 1?

(see the answer key)

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