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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. The young garage apprentice asks Mma Makutsi, Mma Ramotswe, and Mr. Matekoni to _____________________.

2. The bird in the garden has been injured by a __________________.

3. Mma Ramotswe is from which country?

4. What topic is most important for the person in #51 now?

5. What has Mma Ramotswe deeply troubled in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mma Makutsi arrive at the idea for her typing school?

2. Who is Mr. Molefelo? What does he tell Mma Ramotswe when he comes to her office?

3. What is the new business threat that complicates Mma Ramotswe's life?

4. Why does Mma Ramotswe find it necessary to create a diversion at the church service?

5. How does Mma Ramotswe reassure her foster daughter about her problem?

6. What consumes Mma Ramotswe's thoughts as the novel opens?

7. How does Mma Makutsi obtain the typewriters necessary for her typing school?

8. What situation did Mr. Molefelo find himself in with his girlfriend at the time? Why did he steal an item from the Tsolamoseses?

9. What is the difficulty that Mma Ramotswe faces now that affects both her personal and business lives?

10. What does Mma Ramotswe think is the answer to Mma Makutsi's financial struggles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the novel. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses several instances of foreshadowing in the story. Explain what foreshadowing is and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an instance of foreshadowing.

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