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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. How does Mr. Molefelo feel when Mma Tsolamosese accepts the gift in #157?

2. The man in #119 lives in a flat near _____________________.

3. Mma Tsolamosese lives near _______________________.

4. What form of retribution does Mma Ramotswe suggest that Mr. Molefelo make to Tebogo?

5. What does Mma Ramotswe learn about Mr. Tsolamosese at the location in #93?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the motor shop one day when the apprentices are left alone? How is the power of the younger apprentice's prayers shown?

2. How does Mma Makutsi find students for her new typing school? Is she successful?

3. What is Mma Ramotswe's concern about meeting Mma Tsolamosese? Are her fears unfounded?

4. Why is Mma Tsolamosese still raising children in her advanced years?

5. What does the new client say about why she and her husband bought a flat in Gaborone?

6. What does Mr. Matekoni do with Puso immediately after learning of Mma Potowani's advice?

7. What does Mma Ramotswe tell Mr. Molefelo about how Tebogo now views her experience with him years ago?

8. What does Mma Ramotswe know about Mr. Selelipeng that Mma Makutsi does not know when they see each other out at a diner?

9. What is the irony of Mma Ramotswe's getting a new client at the same time that Mr. Buthelezi's unsavory article appears in the newspaper?

10. How does Mma Ramotswe tell Mr. Molefelo that he can repay Tebogo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Women's rights is an important theme in The Kalahari Typing School for Men. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples for support.

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Mma Makutsi. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? Give other pertinent details about Mma Makutsi.

Essay Topic 3

What is the overall setting for the novel? Be sure to include geography, time period, and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Smith choose to use this setting in the novel?

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