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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's portrait hangs in Mma Ramotswe's home?

2. How does Maketsi respond to Mma Ramotswe's suggestion?

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

4. How does Mma Ramotswe handle the intruder?

5. What does Mma Ramotswe agree to do for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mma Ramotswe tries to follow Dr. Komoti the second time?

2. What does Mma Notshi reveal to Mma Ramotswe after Mma Ramotswe's threats about arrest?

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

4. Before Mma Ramotswe can do anything more with the Gotso case, who comes to her for help, and what is the issue he needs her help with?

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. What plan does Mma Ramotswe come up with to find out how much Charlie Gotso knows about the contents of the medicine bag in the glove box?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni find that preoccupies him? What does Mma Ramotswe wonder if he is thinking about? In reality, what is causing him such distraction? How did Matekoni come across the object he shows Mma Ramotswe? What are the contents and why are they so disturbing? Who owns the van that it is found in?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What business concerns does Mma Ramotswe discuss with Rra Matekoni? What facts does she share with him that cause her concern for the continuity of her operation? What suggestions does Rra Matekoni offer Mma Ramotswe to ease the burdens she is feeling? Who specifically is recommended and to what end?

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