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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 it hard to persuade young people about?

2. What is a wrong that cannot be put right?

3. What inappropriate tool has the taller apprentice used on an engine?

4. How does Mma Ramotswe like to approach a new client's problem?

5. What is Botswana's drawback?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do her actions relate to the theme of morality?

2. How does the narrative deal with AIDS?

3. What is the purpose of creating the mystery surrounding the Government Man?

4. How are such relationships defined?

5. What is Mma Ramotswe's moral dilemma?

6. What is the significance of her not consulting her partner?

7. What is the focus of Chapters 3 and 4?

8. What is interesting about the way the Government Man and his family are introduced?

9. How does this reflect on the theme of compassion?

10. What does this foreshadowing hint at?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is written in third person narrative. Why do you think McCall Smith chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if it was written in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the differences between Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi. How are their approaches different? What are their strengths and weaknesses as business-women?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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