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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 happens two months after negotiations of the Kondeys and Al-Hassans?

2. For what does the narrator say Ali Kondey is an effective advertisement?

3. Why is Ohyaanowa unhappy?

4. Where do Ali and Fusena teach after graduation?

5. Why does Ali Kondey come into the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Oko think as he watches Esi dress?

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Opokuya and what is her relationship to Esi?

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

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

10. What does Opokuya think Esi should have done differently in Esi's marriage; yet how does she acknowledge her advice is not fair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Ghanaian culture at the time of the novel is quite prone to sexism. Discuss one of the following:

1. Research the existence of sexism in Ghana and analyze Changes: A Love Story for its accuracy and/or inaccuracy in its portrayal of sexism.

2. Trace and analyze the theme of sexism throughout Changes: A Love Story. Who are the most obvious sexist? Who are perhaps subtly sexist? Are any of the characters free of sexism? Who? Why do you say so?

3. Research the existence of sexism in the United States and compare/contrast it to the sexism found 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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