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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. Mr. Molefelo's girlfriend did not earn her ______________________.

2. Whom has Mma Tsolamosese taken into her home?

3. Why is Mma Tsolamosese especially sad about her toddler granddaughter?

4. What does Mma Ramotswe learn about Mr. Tsolamosese?

5. Whom does Mma Ramotswe call for automotive help?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mma Ramotswe go about looking for Mr. and Mma Tsolamosese?

2. What is Mma Tsolamosese's reaction to learning that Mr. Molefelo is trying to locate her after so many years?

3. What is the irony of Mma Ramotswe's getting a new client at the same time that Mr. Buthelezi's unsavory article appears in the newspaper?

4. What does Mma Ramotswe tell Mr. Molefelo about how Tebogo now views her experience with him years ago?

5. What is Mma Ramotswe's concern about meeting Mma Tsolamosese? Are her fears unfounded?

6. How does Mma Ramotswe find Mma Tshenyego who was once known as Tebogo Bathopi?

7. What elements of Mma Makutsi's boyfriend should make her suspicious but do not?

8. What is Tebogo's reaction to learning that Mr. Molefelo has wanted to make amends for his past behavior?

9. What does Mr. Matekoni do with Puso immediately after learning of Mma Potowani's advice?

10. What happens at the motor shop one day when the apprentices are left alone? How is the power of the younger apprentice's prayers shown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the overall setting for the novel? Be sure to include geography, time period, and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Smith choose to use this setting in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Mr. Molefelo. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Mr. Molefelo?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in Botswana in the early 21st century, the time period of women in this novel. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that their mothers did not have?

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