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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 does Mma think would be a profitable business?

2. With what type of illness has Mma Ramotswe's fiance struggled?

3. What has Mma Ramotswe deeply troubled in Chapter 4?

4. To where has Mma Ramotswe moved her business?

5. Mma Makutsi is Mma Ramotswe's ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two sources of conflict that will run throughout the novel?

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

3. What situation did Mr. Molefelo find himself in with his girlfriend at the time? Why did he steal an item from the Tsolamoseses?

4. What is the author's purpose for the first two chapters of the novel?

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

6. How does the author show that Mma Ramotswe is deeply concerned for her foster children?

7. Why is Mma Ramotswe happy that her assistant, Mma Makutsi has taken over Mr. Matekoni's business during his illness?

8. What is the irony of Mma Ramotswe's uncertainty regarding Mma Makutsi's typing school?

9. What does Mr. Matekoni encounter when he comes to Mma Ramotswe's home to water the vegetable plants?

10. Why does the author insert Mr. Molefelo's character into the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment. Then cite an example to support your answers.

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