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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. Where does Mma Ramotswe end up sitting with Nandira?

2. Where does Mma Ramotswe drive her tiny white van to?

3. What mistake does the government minister make about her entry?

4. What prevents Mma Ramotswe's father from offering his opinion regarding the decision she makes to open a detective agency?

5. Who is Mma Ramotswe's first client?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mma Ramotswe meet her husband?

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

4. What kind of family are the Patels?

5. What alternate avenue of education does Precious get as a child and what is she taught there?

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

7. What thoughts go through Mma Ramotswe's mind as she drives her white van through the Kalahari?

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

9. What concerns do J.L.B. Matekoni and Mma Ramotswe share about the missing boy, believed to have been kidnapped?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What exactly is a red herring where writing is concerned? What is the red herring in this novel? When is it introduced? What is the purpose of a red herring in a story? What other reasons might an author have for including one? How might that mystery have been resolved had it not been a red herring?

Essay Topic 2

What trip does Mma Ramotswe take through the Kalahari? What is she reminded of as she makes this journey? Who is Mma Ramotswe going to meet? Does this meeting take place? Who does Mma Ramotswe pose as when she arrives, and what threat does she issue? Why is the person she threatens so sure that the threat carries no weight?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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