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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. Who does Mma Ramotswe call when her van quits?

2. What does Mma Ramotswe warn both men about?

3. What does Maketsi think that Dr.Komoti is doing?

4. Who does Mma Ramotswe have to put in his place on the way to Mafeking?

5. What case is still unresolved at this point?

Short Essay Questions

1. What issue is distracting Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni from paying complete attention to Mma Ramotswe during their conversation after the Busang case?

2. How does Mma Ramotswe proceed with the case given to her by Hector Lepodise?

3. How does Mma Ramotswe handle Charlie Gotso when she meets him, and what information does she refuse to divulge and why?

4. What are the main differences in Mma Ramotswe's life now as compared to her life when she was still with Note Mokoti?

5. What does Mma Ramotswe explain to Mma Notshi after learning that her husband is not there?

6. How does Mma Ramotswe finally resolve the case for her friend Hector?

7. After she has concluded the Lepodise case, who does Mma Ramotswe go to see, and what is she looking for?

8. What does Mma Ramotswe discover about Dr. Komoti after being caught in his yard?

9. What issues do Mma Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni share and have in common in their lives?

10. Where does Mma Ramotswe see Dr. Komoti next and what does this tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Where does Mma Ramotswe go that reminds her of her childhood? What dangers are ever present in her mind as she travels through this region? What other considerations are there for traveling in this kind of environment? What differences does Mma Ramotswe recall during her trip as compared to the trip taken when she was younger? What promise did she make herself then? Is it fulfilled?

Essay Topic 3

How does Mma Ramotswe help Mma Malatsi? What problem does Mma Malatsi present her with? How does Mma Ramotswe begin to track down the answers to this mystery? What services does she employ to help her? What skills does Mma Ramotswe demonstrate that have nothing to do with her job as a detective? What methods might she have employed were those skills not available to her?

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