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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 potential dangers is Mma Ramotswe reminded of?

2. What does she realize as a result?

3. What does the judge announce when presenting her prize?

4. Who is the friend that Mma Ramotswe visits?

5. What does Nandira ask Mma Ramotswe's help for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni suggest that Mma Ramotswe do to increase her revenue and build a reputation for herself?

2. What issue, common in the mines of South Africa, does Obed witness that causes him to quit his job?

3. Why does the young boy get into the truck with two strangers?

4. What steps does Precious take to open her detective agency?

5. Who does Mma Ramotswe receive a letter from and what are the contents of the letter?

6. What concerns does Paliwalar have that prompt him to contact Mma Ramotswe?

7. What is the outcome of Mma Ramotswe's attempts to follow Nandira?

8. How does Mma Ramotswe meet her husband?

9. How does Mma Ramotswe track down the truth about Peter Malatsi and what does she discover?

10. What do the contents of the crocodile's stomach reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What exactly is a red herring where writing is concerned? What is the red herring in this novel? When is it introduced? What is the purpose of a red herring in a story? What other reasons might an author have for including one? How might that mystery have been resolved had it not been a red herring?

Essay Topic 2

How does going to Sunday School impact Precious Ramotswe? What does she learn there? How does she apply these lessons later in life? What rules does she feel are okay to bend for the right cause? What qualities does she exhibit that can be directly related to her education and experiences in Sunday School? Which case does she work on where she draws on her religious education?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Mr. Patel engage Mma Ramotswe's services? What information does he want? Why is his request detrimental to his family life? What other methods might he have employed instead? What bond is at risk as a result of this investigation? How does Mma Ramotswe resolve this case? What suggestions does she make to Mr. Patel? How are they received and why does he change his mind?

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