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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. How do the rains look this year?

2. What is the boy named Mataila?

3. Why is Botswana so dry?

4. What does Mma Ramotswe see around everything?

5. What will Mma Ramotswe bring according to the young woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative imply that Motholeli is beautiful?

2. How does Mma Ramotswe's task compare to Mma Makutsi's?

3. How does the story of the Governmant Man progress?

4. What connection is there to the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?

5. Does the narrative similarly imply that Mma Makutsi is beautiful?

6. How do the characters view the past?

7. What happens in Chapter 9?

8. How do the two different investigations parallel?

9. What similar technique is used by both women?

10. What evidence is there of the theme of compassion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why is the Government Man Hemingway so affected by his brother's marriage? Do the students think he is treating his family in a fair manner? To what extend does is it a result of his vulnerability? What factors influence this?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the literary style and techniques McCall Smith uses in the book. Why does he adopt this style? What significance does this impart to the narrative?

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