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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. What damages are involved in this case?

2. What answer does Matekoni give as previously arranged with Mma Ramotswe?

3. What stops Mma Ramotswe from following Komoti all the way to Mafeking?

4. What characteristic does Mma Ramotswe extol regarding her maid?

5. What does the man representing Charlie Gotso notice the next day?

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. How does Matekoni feel about his role in the subterfuge that plays out regarding Charlie Gotso's van and the glove box contents?

3. What specific concerns does Dr. Maketsi have and what does he want Mma Ramotswe to do?

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

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

6. What does Mma Ramotswe do in her efforts to help Dr. Maketsi?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Precious meet her first husband? What attracts her to him? What kind of character does she discover in him? How does he reveal who he really is? Why does Precious marry him anyway? How does her father feel about the marriage? What does Mma Ramotswe's father do and why? How does this man affect Mma Ramotswe's future with men and why?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Mme Ramotswe decide that a detective agency is the business is the type of firm she wants to invest her father's money in? What characteristics does she have that lead her to this type of employment? What events in her childhood have set her up for success? Who is partially responsible for her interest in this business and why?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the 'handsome man'? Why is his wife suspicious of him? What do she, Mma Ramotswe, and all women in Botswana have in common? What does his wife want Mma Ramotswe to do? How does Mma Ramotswe provide the information she is looking for? Is Mma Ramotswe successful in solving this case? What is the main reason that this client is never charged a fee for Mma Ramotswe's services?

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