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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 the tureen made from?

2. What is pinned up on Mma Kerileng's notice board?

3. Who is the one Mma Ramotswe should watch?

4. Why is Mma Ramotswe surprised that Mma Kerileng cannot handle Mataila?

5. What type of visitor does Mma Potokwane not like to receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the scorpion story?

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

3. What happens in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

8. What opinion on morality between genders is implied?

9. How does Chapter 10 start?

10. How does Chapter 17 start?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Mma Ramotswe talks about how much she loves living in Africa. Discuss her motivations. Why does she want to live there?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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