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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 does Ali tell Fusena he is thinking of doing?

2. How long does Ali live away from his father?

3. Who greets Esi at Hotel Twentieth Century?

4. What has Ali always trained himself not to do?

5. What does Esi end up doing when the secretary is away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ali's attitude towards Esi before she is divorced?

2. What are each person's reasons for wanting the car this particular morning?

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

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

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

6. What does Esi say is the cause of the failure of her marriage?

7. Who is Ali's father?

8. What does Oko do when he receives Esi's request for a divorce?

9. What do both families insist happen before Ali leave for England?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles can often say much about a story. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think there is something ironic about the title Changes: A Love Story? Why or why not. Discuss fully.

2. Who changes and why? Are the changes positive? Do they demonstrate a new understanding or wisdom?

3. Is it likely that Ali would never marry a second wife if he knew the problems it would entail? Do you think he would take on a third wife? Does he change?

3.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Changes: A Love Story based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Changes: A Love Story is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.

3. Do you think the fact that Changes: A Love Story is a feminist novel with a specific agenda changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

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