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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 is Mma Notshi?

2. How does Mma Ramotswe feel about her successful resolution of the Patel case?

3. What evidence does Mma Ramotswe manage to get for Alice?

4. What contradiction does the portrait have for Mma Ramotswe?

5. How long does it take before Matekoni is able to repair Mma Ramotswe's van.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is this worry compounded by the identity of the person who owns the van that the medicine bag was found in?

2. What information does Dr. Gulubane give Mma Ramotswe about the contents of the medicine bag?

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

4. What case is Mma Ramotswe asked to look into after resolving the Patel issues?

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

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

7. What is the next case that Mma Ramotswe undertakes after leaving Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni?

8. Who is next to approach Mma Ramotswe with a case, and what is the issue that she needs her help with?

9. What else does Mma Ramotswe learn from Mma Notshi on the way to where the boy is tending the cattle?

10. What are the strongest memories that Mma Ramotswe has regarding her father, and what comes to mind when she thinks of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How many different disguises or identities does Mma Ramotswe assume in this book? What are they and which case is each for? What is Mma Ramotswe's position regarding these white lies? Who balks at having to tell a 'white lie' on her behalf and how does she explain her position to him?

Essay Topic 2

What role-playing does Mme Ramotswe engage in during the course of her business? How many different personae does she take on? Which are successful and which aren't? How difficult would it be to role-play in this manner in today's day and age? What differences exist now that would make that more difficult, if any?

Essay Topic 3

Other than the case Mma Ramotswe takes on for Alice Busang, which other case does she work on without charging a fee? Why? How long does it take for Mma Ramotswe to resolve this case? Why does it take so much time? What does she discover? How does Mma Ramotswe suggest this case be resolved without causing the client undo litigation possibilities?

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