![]() How does Madam Ramotswe’s solution to this problem display her ingenuity and respect for an individual’s privacy?ġ5.Why do you believe Mma Ramotswe is, initially, and throughout most of the novel, opposed to marrying again?ġ6.Who are some of the other main characters in the story that share Mma Ramotswe’s personal values system?ġ7.How does Mma Ramotswe achieve fame, recognition, and respect within her community in Gaborone?ġ8.How is Mma Ramotswe an independent woman? Cite examples.ġ9.Why, after saying she will never marry again, does Precious Ramotswe accept Mr. Why does she choose to pursue this type of business?ġ2.What clues aid Precious Ramotswe in finding out what happened to Mma Malatsi’s missing husband?ġ3.Does Nandira Patel actually outsmart Mma Ramotswe? How?ġ4.Mma Pekwane approaches Mma Ramotswe because she believes her husband has stolen a car and she wants it returned to its rightful owner without her husband knowing. Describe the case and the personal qualities Precious employs to solve it.ġ0.Why does Precious follow Note Mokoti off the bus when he departs? Does she know the kind of man he is before she marries him? Why does she go against her father’s wishes and marry Note? What causes this apparent rebellion on her part?ġ1.After her father dies, Precious Ramotswe sets up the Detective Agency. She solves her first case while working for the bus company. How does this incident illustrate her role as a “moral compass” in the novel?ĩ.After her cousin marries and Precious Ramotswe turns 16, she goes to live with them. How does this character rise above her station and the quiet contempt with which she is treated? Why do you think she is never named?Ĩ.Precious Ramotswe wins the art contest sponsored by The Museum in Gaborone but feels compelled to tell the Minister that a mistake has been made on the label of the picture. Who was Solomon, and why does the author reference him in the book? What parallels can you draw between Solomon and Mma Ramotswe?Ĥ.How does the author humanize Mma Ramotswe? What are some of her personal foibles?ĥ.What is the quality or characteristic that Mma Ramotswe values above all else? How are the individual cases and solutions to those cases structured around these qualities?Ħ.How are women in the story depicted as far more intelligent than they are credited? Discuss this in light of the old Setswana poem on page 34.ħ.The cousin who comes to take care of Precious was abandoned by her husband because she was barren. ![]() Smith uses the name “Precious” to refer to the novel’s protagonist and when he uses the more formal “Mma Ramotswe.” What does this tell the reader about the character herself?ģ.Early in the text, Mma Ramotswe asks herself, “What would Solomon have done?” (p.11). ![]() How are these trials analogous to the trials in her personal life?Ģ.Notice when Mr. How does Madam Ramotswe expose the truth? Are stereotypes employed by the author in this incident? If so, how?ġ.In the novel’s opening, Mma Ramotswe states that she loves Africa “for all its trials” (p.4). Why? Would there have been a better way to solve this particular case? How does Alice Busang act as a foil for the type of woman Mma Ramotswe strives to be?Ĩ.How does the incident and meeting with Charlie Gotso reflect the social hierarchy lurking beneath the surface of Botswana society and politics?ĩ.Hector Lepodise’s refuses to pay the insurance company for an employee injury that he does not believe the specific employee sustained. Do you think there is any connection between the voice she hears calling her name at 3:04 am and this case? Whose voice is it? Why does she awake in terror?ħ.Although Mma Ramotswe proves that Kremlin Busang is a philandering husband, his wife, Alice Busang is furious at Mma Ramotswe. What qualities are emphasized as important for success as a detective?Ģ.In Chapter 2, why does the author switch to the first person and have Obed Ramotswe narrate the chapter? What specific insights does this technique allow the reader?ģ.How is Chapter 2 a description of the life of an “ordinary person?” What is the author implying about the value of life?Ĥ.How does Mma Ramotswe’s personality affect her outlook on her job, where she lives, and the people with whom she encounters?ĥ.Why does the author use a third-person narration in this story? Would the novel be more effective if Mma Ramotswe narrated the entire story?Ħ.Mma Ramotswe receives a letter from Ernest Molai Pakotati about the kidnapping of his son. 1.The opening chapter of the novel introduces us to Precious Ramotswe and the No.
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