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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. Why are her fellow employees resentful of her?

2. What does the calf tell the boys?

3. What letter arrives for Mma Ramotswe?

4. What mistake does the government minister make about her entry?

5. What does she realize as a result?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the young boy get into the truck with two strangers?

2. What does Obed do that results in Precious being able to open a detective agency?

3. What do the contents of the crocodile's stomach reveal?

4. What happens to Precious when she tells Note she is pregnant?

5. What alternate avenue of education does Precious get as a child and what is she taught there?

6. What do Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni and Mma Ramotswe discuss while they visit?

7. Who helped Precious on her road to education, and later provides a place for her to stay when she leaves home after her schooling is complete?

8. What does Note do that convinces Precious she should marry him?

9. What issue, common in the mines of South Africa, does Obed witness that causes him to quit his job?

10. What concerns do J.L.B. Matekoni and Mma Ramotswe share about the missing boy, believed to have been kidnapped?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How many different disguises or identities does Mma Ramotswe assume in this book? What are they and which case is each for? What is Mma Ramotswe's position regarding these white lies? Who balks at having to tell a 'white lie' on her behalf and how does she explain her position to him?

Essay Topic 2

Other than the case Mma Ramotswe takes on for Alice Busang, which other case does she work on without charging a fee? Why? How long does it take for Mma Ramotswe to resolve this case? Why does it take so much time? What does she discover? How does Mma Ramotswe suggest this case be resolved without causing the client undo litigation possibilities?

Essay Topic 3

What case does Mma Ramotswe deal with after she concludes her case with Mr. Patel? How does she determine whether or not the client is right in her suspicions of her husband? Who does she turn to for information and what information is she looking for? How does she confirm the truth? How is this case successfully resolved?

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