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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. Who does Motholeli help by nature?

2. Why is the cook not contented?

3. Why is the cook poisoning the family?

4. What do chefs wear in Gaborone?

5. What is Mma Potokwane's weapon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the characters view the past?

2. How do the two different investigations parallel?

3. Does Mma Makutsi parallel this deceit?

4. What similar technique is used by both women?

5. How does Chapter 10 start?

6. How does Mma Ramotswe use her discretion?

7. What is the significance of Patricia's beauty?

8. Does the narrative suggest deceit as a tactic?

9. What is the significance of Mma Ramotswe's nostalgia?

10. What is the significance of the bride's father being named?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The landscape is often described by Mma Ramotswe in the narrative. How does the landscape affect her experiences? What is the significance of the land to the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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