Monday, February 23, 2009

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Title: The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 978-1400034772
Get it from Amazon, Hong Kong Public Library (HKPL)
Check it out on my bookshelf.
This is also made into a movie.

This is a fun, quick read. With the witty and funny Mma Ramotswe on the go looking at every nook and corner for information to solve the many cases of her clients. Sometimes she also takes trivial matters into her hands, even though those pay her very little, in order to maintain the her agency. Reading the book, you will find yourself seeing different aspects of life in Botswana and South Africa and you will find that being the only private detective in Botswana is no easy task!

Here comes the trivia:

1. Mma Ramotswe's full name is ________________.

2. Mma Ramotswe agrees to marry ______________.

3. ______________ seeks Mma Ramotswe's help to investigate whether his daughter, Nandira, has a boyfriend.

4. Mma Ramotswe regrets marrying _____________, a jazz musician.

5. In one of her many cases, Mma Ramotswe finds that there are _____________ Dr. Komoti(s) who work alternately at two different places.

6. ______________ accuses Mma Ramotswe of stealing her husband, which is of course, not something Mma Ramotswe will do.

7. Mma Ramotswe's father passed away when she was _____________ years old.

8. ________________ tells Mma Ramotswe that she never have to marry anybody she did not want to marry.

9. Mma Ramotswe was abused by ______________________.

10. Mma Ramotswe's baby daughter died after only ______________ days she was born.



Answers:

1. Precious Ramotswe (p.4)
2. Mr J.L.B. Matekoni (p.235)
3. Mr Paliwalar Patel (p.94)
4. Note Mokoti (p.55)
5. two (p.213)
6. Alice Busang (p.144)
7. thirty four (p.59)
8. Obed, Mma Ramotswe's father (p.54)
9. her husband, Note Mokoti (p.57)
10. five (p.59)

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