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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. Why are her fellow employees resentful of her?

2. Why is Precious determined to marry him?

3. What confession does Nandira make to Mma Ramotswe?

4. Who does he specifically suggest?

5. What memory does she recall from her prior visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the memory of the Kalahari that came to Mma Ramotswe as she drove through the region?

2. What concerns does Paliwalar have that prompt him to contact Mma Ramotswe?

3. How did the young boy disappear?

4. What issue does Precious face when she enters an art contest?

5. What does Note do that convinces Precious she should marry him?

6. What issue, common in the mines of South Africa, does Obed witness that causes him to quit his job?

7. How does Mma Ramotswe track down the truth about Peter Malatsi and what does she discover?

8. What does Obed do that results in Precious being able to open a detective agency?

9. How does Mma Ramotswe proceed with this case?

10. How do the men in the truck distract the boy long enough to get him away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What case does Mma Ramotswe deal with after she concludes her case with Mr. Patel? How does she determine whether or not the client is right in her suspicions of her husband? Who does she turn to for information and what information is she looking for? How does she confirm the truth? How is this case successfully resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Mr. Patel engage Mma Ramotswe's services? What information does he want? Why is his request detrimental to his family life? What other methods might he have employed instead? What bond is at risk as a result of this investigation? How does Mma Ramotswe resolve this case? What suggestions does she make to Mr. Patel? How are they received and why does he change his mind?

Essay Topic 3

How does the young boy disappear in this story? Why is he susceptible to the methods employed by those involved in his disappearance? How is he distracted until it is too late? What make him so vulnerable? Why are police seemingly reluctant to become involved in this case? What evidence supports this? How is it handled by Mme Ramotswe?

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