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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Mma Makutsi been thinking of since the beginning of the novel?
(a) Moving to New York.
(b) New business ideas.
(c) Getting married again.
(d) Her children.

2. Mr. Buthelezi is described as a _______________ man.
(a) Chauvinistic.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Gentle.

3. What type of business does the person in #51 own?
(a) Accounting firm.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Ostrich farm.
(d) Grocery store.

4. What does the person in #51 tell Mma Ramotswe?
(a) He is ready to get married.
(b) She needs some new clothes.
(c) He was recently held at gunpoint.
(d) He has been expelled from school.

5. What task does Mma Makutsi do in the office in Chapter 6?
(a) Answers the telephone.
(b) Pays bills for Mr. Matekoni's business.
(c) Types a stack of letters.
(d) Sets appointments for Mma Ramotswe.

6. This novel is the ________________ in a series of novels featuring Mma Ramotswe.
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

7. Mma Ramotswe is encouraged because ________________________.
(a) She approves of the people in government offices.
(b) She has found a great diet.
(c) She is getting married.
(d) She has a potential new client.

8. What does Mr. Matekoni do when he arrives at Mma Ramotswe's home?
(a) Kisses her hello.
(b) Waters the vegetables.
(c) Lights the fire.
(d) Fixes dinner.

9. How many foster children does Mma Ramotswe have?
(a) Seven.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

10. For what does Mma Makutsi ask the person in #63?
(a) Typewriters.
(b) A loan.
(c) Business connections.
(d) A business plan.

11. Who is one of Mma Ramotswe's foster children?
(a) Motholeli.
(b) Habimana.
(c) Aba.
(d) Chiwa.

12. From where does Mma Makutsi draw most of her income?
(a) Her ex-husband.
(b) The state government.
(c) Her catering business.
(d) The Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors.

13. Mr. Molefelo is a rich man who _________________________.
(a) Feels a need to make amends for a wrong he has done.
(b) Wants to establish a philanthropic foundation.
(c) Travels the world regularly.
(d) Feels little regard for anyone but himself.

14. What are the terms of Mma Makutsi's request?
(a) She must return to the school to speak to students.
(b) She must re-pay the money in two years.
(c) She must create a plaque to be hung in the lobby.
(d) She must allow silent partners.

15. What is the name of the person who comes to see Mma Ramotswe?
(a) Mr. Kaleb.
(b) Mr. Matekoni.
(c) Mr. Mandela.
(d) Mr. Molefelo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mma Ramotswe's marital status?

3. What does Mma think would be a profitable business?

4. What issue is upsetting Motholeli?

5. What is the name of a new business opening in town?

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