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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. After shopping, whose picture is taken by a local photographer?

2. Whom does Matekoni discover knows about engines?

3. Who feels it is his/her duty to help Matekoni?

4. Who watches a plane fly over from the window of Matekoni's house?

5. What do the orphan children show Ramotswe before explaining they are living with Maketoni?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the orphan girl feel she must do for Matekoni?

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

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

4. What does Makutsi discover on the trail of Badule's wife?

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

6. What does Ramotswe discover about Ranta?

7. How does Florence get what she deserves?

8. What decision does Maketoni make about the orphans while sitting in his office?

9. After Ramotswe reads the report, how does she decide to deliver the truth to Badule?

10. Why is it awkward when Matekoni tells Ramotswe about the children, and what does he fear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Smith uses more than one iteration on the theme of betrayal. Identify at least two themes about betrayal in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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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