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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 is it important to ask a person how they slept?

2. Who saved the Governmant Man's life?

3. What is the animal in JLB Matekoni's room apparently responsible for?

4. What is an advantage of having a treadle sewing machine?

5. Who is the Government Man related to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the chapter's title?

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

3. What is significant about the way Mma Ramotswe treats Rose?

4. How does Chapter 7 start?

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

6. What does this foreshadowing hint at?

7. How does Mma Ramotswe react to Mma Makutsi's emerging confidence?

8. How do the reactions of the characters differ?

9. What is the significance of the different forms of illness?

10. How is the ending of Chapter 8 typical of a mystery novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the narrative's chronological setting. What were the main concerns during this period? How does the author express these concerns? What would change if the narrative were set today?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following characters and discuss how the narrative would be affected if they were left out.

1. Obed Ramotswe.

2. JLB Matekoni.

3. Mma Makutsi.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative? Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the narrative's structure express the book's themes?

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