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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 do the children do while Matekoni brings their suitcase in?

2. Who is the proprietor of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors?

3. What did the woman in the story Matekoni learns about two orphans die of?

4. What does Matekoni and Ramotswe agree cannot expect in Gaberone?

5. With whom does Florence engage in a plot against Ramotswe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Matekoni's house like?

2. What is the story behind the arrival of the two orphans to the farm?

3. What decision does Matekoni make that amazes the maid?

4. Why does Makutsi resent seeing chickens at her office?

5. How did Andrea try to learn about her son's whereabouts prior to her husband's death?

6. Why is Ramotswe reluctant to work on the Curtin case?

7. Why did Makutsi go to work for Ramotswe?

8. What does Matekoni realize about the orphan children and his home?

9. How does Potokwane convince Maketoni to adopt two orphans as a wedding present?

10. Why is Matekoni anxious about his engagement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Makutsi and Badule are two intriguing characters employed at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Makutsi had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Badule had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 2

Appearances can be deceiving. Make a time line that shows the progression of your knowledge as a reader into the characters of the suspects in the case. Which characters reveal the theme of appearances can be deceiving most?

Essay Topic 3

Both Matekoni and Ramotswe are important characters that influence the story line and the actions of other characters in the novel.

Part 1) Compare Matekoni to Ramotswe. How are these two characters similar and how are they different?

Part 2) What psychological purpose or insight does Matekoni offer? Elaborate on this.

Part 3) Matekoni offers to examine the past of the murder suspects. What is implied in this decision and how does it reveal that the murder motive is connected to the past of the murderer and not the present circumstances alone?

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