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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 Mma Ramotswe learn everyone dislikes?

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

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

4. What is the child eating?

5. What do foreigners learn about Botswana when they criticize someone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does the narrative suggest deceit as a tactic?

2. How does Chapter 10 start?

3. How does Chapter 17 start?

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

5. What is the significance of the scorpion story?

6. What opinion on morality between genders is implied?

7. How does Mma Ramotswe use her discretion?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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