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Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about how colonialism is represented in the novel. In your essay, address which countries are listed as colonizers, what areas they have colonized, and how this activity is portrayed within the novel. Use textual evidence to support your observations.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you address the role of names in the novel. In your essay, consider what are the major and secondary characters' names, what other names are presented, how characters relate to other people's names, and how names are related to identity.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you argue the relative merits of African students returning to Africa and remaining in Europe. In your essay, use evidence from the text (particularly Part 4: A Love Letter), and choose either the point of view of Sissie or of the African doctor quoted in her letter. Be sure to consider...

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