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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. For what does Mma Makutsi ask the person in #63?

2. What type of business does Mma Ramotswe run in the novel?

3. Where had Mma Ramotswe's offices been located?

4. This novel is the ________________ in a series of novels featuring Mma Ramotswe.

5. What request does Mr. Molefelo ask of Mma Ramotswe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mma Ramotswe learn about a problem her foster daughter is struggling with?

2. How does Puso react when he is confronted with harming the bird?

3. What has happened to Mr. Molefelo emotionally as a result of his being attacked?

4. What suggestion does Mma Makutsi have for increasing sales at Mr. Matekoni's garage?

5. For what reason does Mr. Molefelo now need Mma Ramotswe's services?

6. How does Mma Ramotswe reassure her foster daughter about her problem?

7. What is the difficulty that Mma Ramotswe faces now that affects both her personal and business lives?

8. What is the premise of The Kalahari Typing School For Men?

9. What is the new business threat that complicates Mma Ramotswe's life?

10. How does Mma Makutsi arrive at the idea for her typing school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Mma Ramotswe's life. Will she still be running her detective agency? Will she have married Mr. Matekoni? Who will be present in her life? Where will she be living?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book? List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the atypical family in The Kalahari Typing School for Men. What does it mean that Mma Ramotswe has foster children and that Mr. Matekoni acts as a father figure? How does this unusual family evolve in its support of each other? How typical is this family mentality to most Botswanan families living during this time period?

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