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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. Why is Florence upset with Maketoni?

2. Who travels to Botswana to look for a missing relative?

3. How many people get engaged in The Tears of the Giraffe?

4. What did Florence fail to do at Maketoni's house?

5. Who arrives without an appointment at lunchtime to visit Ramotswe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Michael described in Chapter 3?

2. What is Tears of Giraffe centered around?

3. Why is Florence upset about her job?

4. What does Ramotswe's intuition tell her about Michael and the farm?

5. Why did Makutsi go to work for Ramotswe?

6. How did Andrea try to learn about her son's whereabouts prior to her husband's death?

7. Why does Florence want the help of a male friend to help her with her job?

8. How did the Curtins learn their son was missing?

9. What is Matekoni surprised to learn about his engagement when he goes to the orphan farm?

10. Why is Ramotswe reluctant to work on the Curtin case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the settings for the novel. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Smith choose to use these places in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in Africa in the early 21st century when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms did they have that 20th century women did not have, if any?

Essay Topic 3

Makutsi and Badule are two intriguing characters employed at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Makutsi had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Badule had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

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