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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both Ali and Fusena have during their initial six years of friendship?

2. Why is Ohyaanowa unhappy?

3. How does Ali feel about his father?

4. What doesn't Esi worry about concerning Ali?

5. What type of woman does Ali prefer to date?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ogyaanowa end up staying for the summer and then longer?

2. What happens when Esi arrives at the offices of Linga Hideaways that dampens her anger?

3. What does Esi say that makes Opokuya feel concern for Esi?

4. What is ironic about Esi's problems with Oko?

5. Why is Esi hesitant to tell Opokuya what Esi is going through?

6. Who is Ali's father?

7. How does Ali feel about his father and how is he different from his father?

8. What does Opokuya say about single women in Ghana?

9. How do Ali and Fusena meet and eventually marry?

10. How does Fusena feel when she becomes pregnant with her second child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The subject of marriage is woven throughout Changes: A Love Story. Discuss the following:

1. Discuss the following exchange between Opokuya and Esi in Chapter 11: Esi claims monogamy is so stifling. Opokuya, correcting her, says that she probably means marriage. Do you think Esi does mean monogamy? Compare/contrast the difference in meaning depending upon whether Esi means monogamy or marriage.

2. In that same chapter, Opokuya expresses the thought that Esi is very brave for trying an alternative lifestyle. Do you think Esi is brave or unwise? Or both? Discuss thoroughly using examples from the text.

3. Is Esi a pioneer in her country? Discuss thoroughly using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation whereby Esi is afraid she'll never marry when she is younger and now she is afraid she will be stuck in her marriage.

2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use of and meaning of five symbols found in Changes: A Love Story.

3. Discuss the use of foreshadowing in literature. What is the purpose of foreshadowing? Cite 3 examples of foreshadowing and how it is used to indicate events to come in Changes: A Love Story.

Essay Topic 3

Setting as far as place and time play an important role in Changes: A Love Story. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast several aspects of the setting of that time (late 1900s) from how it would be today. Consider things such as cultural norms/expectations, technology, religion and medicine.

2. Do you think Changes: A Love Story would be different if it were set in the United States? Consider the cultural differences as you discuss the way the story would change is set in the United States.

3. Discuss some of the differences between the United States and Ghana, as far as the relationship between men and women and gender expectations. What are some similarities?

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