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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 an advantage of having a treadle sewing machine?

2. What worries JLB Matekoni?

3. What is JLB Tlokweng known for?

4. Why has Botswana never been in debt?

5. What has Mma heard about everybody?

Short Essay Questions

1. What else is important about this unusual introduction?

2. What theme regarding beauty does the first chapter introduce?

3. What central theme is also introduced?

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

5. What other theme does this character bring to light?

6. What does this suggest?

7. Why might AIDS be such a hard topic to broach?

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

9. How do the reactions of the characters differ?

10. Is this example of compassion significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters and examine their lives at the start of the book. Compare how their lives have changed by the end of the narrative. What motivates these changes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What do the opening chapters say about Mma Ramotswe's character? What goals does she have to achieve? How close does her character get to achieving those goals?

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