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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 assistant detective's first client afraid is happening in his marriage?

2. Whose brother is in prison in Chapter 15?

3. What kind of relationship does Florence have with the person she met at a take-out restaurant?

4. What had Florence been suffering from since she learned of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni's plans to marry Mma Ramotswe?

5. Who left the farm pregnant with Michael's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. After obtaining the information she needed, what does Ramotswe decide to do for Curtin and Ranta?

2. After Makutsi types up her report, why does she not tell Badule immediately?

3. What does Florence request from Paul, and how does he stop her?

4. Why is Makutsi upset about typing, and what does Ramotswe offer her?

5. What does Matekoni discover about the two orphan children when he takes them to his garage?

6. How does the orphan girl spend the night while her brother sleeps?

7. Who is Leaynne described in Chapter 15, and why does he owe Florence a favor?

8. How does Florence reveal her anxiety about her employment through physical symptoms?

9. How does Ramotswe respond to Matekoni's desire to adopt the orphans?

10. How did Michael die according to Dr. Ranta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Smith uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in Africa in the early 21st century when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms did they have that 20th century women did not have, if any?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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