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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Esi not want to remember?
(a) That she has not seen Ogyaanowa for three months.
(b) That Ali can have more than two wives.
(c) That she has not seen Ali for weeks until he brings her the car.
(d) That she was ungrateful to Ali when he brought the car.

2. What wakes Esi from a deep sleep on New Year's Day?
(a) A phone call from Ali.
(b) A horn from a car.
(c) A phone call from Oko.
(d) A phone call from Ogyaanowa.

3. What does Ali say when Esi asks him if he has talked to Fusena about Esi?
(a) That Fusena wants a divorce.
(b) That Fusena does not want to share Ali.
(c) That Fusena would welcome another wife.
(d) That Fusena was happy to be forewarned.

4. What are Ama and Aba doing at the opening of this section?
(a) Talking about Ali.
(b) Discussing why men leave women.
(c) Preparing for Esi's wedding.
(d) Preparing for Oko's wedding.

5. What does Esi find unacceptable about Ali's new secretary?
(a) Ali takes her to her home every day.
(b) She is single.
(c) She always sides with Fusena.
(d) She does not acknowledge Esi as Ali's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kweku say when he knocks on Opokuya's bedroom door?

2. What does Opokuya ask of Esi?

3. What happens when Opokuya's two eldest children are left in charge of cooking for the holiday?

4. What does Ali say when Esi demands to know why he's been gone so long?

5. Who is not pleased when Ali visits the Dakwa's on January 2nd?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would it have been different if Oko had taken a second wife?

2. What does the conversation between Ama and Aba concern at the opening to the second part of Changes?

3. What insecurities and fears does it bring up for Fusena when Ali mentions that his intended second wife has a university degree?

4. What does Esi's father ask Ali concerning his intentions to marry Esi, and what is Ali's response?

5. What is Esi's mother's hesitation about Esi marrying Ali and what does Esi think about this?

6. What does Kubi relate when he returns from Esi's home and what do they conclude?

7. What happens that makes Fusena give her consent to Ali marrying Esi?

8. What does Opokuya wonder about Fusena, Ali's first wife?

9. How is Ali conflicted on New Year's Eve?

10. What happens after the trip to Bamako?

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