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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mr. Paliwalar Patel make his fortune?
(a) In mining.
(b) In textiles.
(c) In gold.
(d) In business and trade.

2. Who is the friend that Mma Ramotswe visits?
(a) Mr. J.B.L. Lamokoni.
(b) Mr. L.J.B. Maketoni.
(c) Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni.
(d) Mr. B.L.J. Matesoni.

3. How long has the boy been missing?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

4. What does the calf tell the boys?
(a) He has a secret.
(b) He is the reincarnated spirit of the owner's brother.
(c) He is happy to die.
(d) He is going to God.

5. Where does Mma Ramotswe drive her tiny white van to?
(a) Mochudi.
(b) Francistown.
(c) Mafikeng.
(d) Lobatse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through which dangerous area does she drive?

2. Where does Precious go when she leaves home?

3. What kind of competition is Precious selected to enter?

4. What prevents Mma Ramotswe's father from offering his opinion regarding the decision she makes to open a detective agency?

5. What else does Mma Ramotswe contemplate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Note do that convinces Precious she should marry him?

2. What kind of family are the Patels?

3. What does Obed do that results in Precious being able to open a detective agency?

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

5. Why does Mma Malatsi come to Mma Ramotswe?

6. What is the cause of Obed Ramotswe's death?

7. What concerns do J.L.B. Matekoni and Mma Ramotswe share about the missing boy, believed to have been kidnapped?

8. How do the men in the truck distract the boy long enough to get him away?

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

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

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