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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. Against what does Ali advise Esi?
2. What does Esi not want to remember?
3. Why does Ali worry about support from his family for his second marriage?
4. Where does Ali's family live?
5. What happens when Opokuya drives off with Esi's old car?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Kubi and Oko's interaction.
2. Give the main highlights of Opokuya and Esi's conversation.
3. What happens that makes Fusena give her consent to Ali marrying Esi?
4. Why is Opokuya feeling sorry for herself and what can she do about it?
5. What does Esi find out about Ali's secretary and what does she decide to do?
6. What insecurities and fears does it bring up for Fusena when Ali mentions that his intended second wife has a university degree?
7. What does Esi's father ask Ali concerning his intentions to marry Esi, and what is Ali's response?
8. For what does Ali apologize to his people and how does he rationalize his actions?
9. Why would it have been different if Oko had taken a second wife?
10. What indication is there that Ali and Esi are starting to have difficulties in their relationship in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Certainly Changes: A Love Story deals with the subject of gender. Discuss the following:
1. Define the term "gender."
2. Does gender only refer to whether a person is male or female? Is gender easy to identify?
3. Discuss the Ghanaian cultural definitions of gender during the time of Changes: A Love Story and the expectations for each gender. Do any of those expectations exist today?
4. Are women the only ones harmed by gender-based expectations? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
Changes: A Love Story ends on an unhappy or seemingly depressed tone. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why? not?
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Changes: A Love Story and whether or not Changes: A Love Story fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Changes: A Love Story is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
4. Would you have wished the ending to be more positive? Why or why not? Would that have changed what the author wished to convey with the book?
Essay Topic 3
Over the past several hundred years, many emigrants have moved to the United States seeking relief from oppressive governments or oppressive cultural mores. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think Esi or few females from Ghana move away (besides economics).
2. Discuss some of the things that would drive you to leave your home country to move to a new country and different culture.
3. If there is nothing that would make you leave your home country, discuss what about your country makes you want to live there for your entire life.
4. If you lived in a strongly patriarchal country, would you want to move to a different country? Discuss in relation to Changes: A Love Story.
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