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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. Who do we need according to the old Kgatla saying?

3. What is the child eating?

4. What did Samuel's father give him for Gaborone?

5. What could Samuel remember as a boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 17 start?

2. What is the significance of Mma Ramotswe's surge of grief?

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

4. Does Mma Makutsi parallel this deceit?

5. How does this actually reflect on Mma Ramotswe?

6. What is on Mma Makutsi's mind at the end of chapter 15?

7. How does Mma Ramotswe use her discretion?

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

9. How do the two different investigations parallel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If the book were being made into a film, how could McCall Smith's literary style be reflected in film? Would the book make a good film?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Mma Makutsi's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did she hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes her ideas about life?

3. How has her character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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