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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 was Mr. Molefelo's girlfriend when he was a student?
2. This novel is the ________________ in a series of novels featuring Mma Ramotswe.
3. What has Mma Makutsi been thinking of since the beginning of the novel?
4. Mma Makutsi suggests that two apprentices in the garage open what type of school?
5. Mr. Molefelo is a rich man who _________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What are other people's thoughts about the potential for success of Mma Makutsi's typing school?
2. Why is Mma Ramotswe happy that her assistant, Mma Makutsi has taken over Mr. Matekoni's business during his illness?
3. What does Mma Ramotswe think is the answer to Mma Makutsi's financial struggles?
4. What are the two sources of conflict that will run throughout the novel?
5. What does Mr. Molefelo tell Mma Ramotswe about his life in Gaborone as a student living with the Tsolamoseses?
6. What has happened to Mr. Molefelo emotionally as a result of his being attacked?
7. How does Puso react when he is confronted with harming the bird?
8. How does Mma Makutsi obtain the typewriters necessary for her typing school?
9. What is the premise of The Kalahari Typing School For Men?
10. Why does Mma Ramotswe find it necessary to create a diversion at the church service?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the role of women in Botswana in the early 21st century, the time period of women in this novel. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that their mothers did not have?
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the novel and note why they are examples of irony.
Essay Topic 3
Does Smith end the story on a note of hope for Mma Ramotswe or the continuance of her struggle to come to terms with flawed relationships and evolving trends and ways of life? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.
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