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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 is Opokuya thinking of doing before going to the hospital early the next morning?

2. What is one thing Esi's father asks Ali?

3. What does Kubi point out to Oko?

4. Why is Esi upset about Oko's mother concerning Ogyaanowa?

5. Why is Esi feeling free and content?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give the main highlights of Opokuya and Esi's conversation.

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

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

4. What does Ali propose to Esi and what is her response?

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

6. Where does Esi go after dropping Ali off in her new car and what does she offer Opokuya?

7. How does Esi finally make a break with Ali near the end of their third year of marriage?

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

9. What do the older women think about Ali marrying Esi?

10. Why is Opokuya feeling sorry for herself and what can she do about it?

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

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Changes: A Love Story. Questions that Aidoo most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Aidoo's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Aidoo's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Ama Ata Aidoo and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.

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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