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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a poisoner usually like?
(a) Extremely subtle.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Completely transparent.
(d) Obvious to the extreme.

2. Which smell does Mma Ramotswe find marvelous?
(a) The smell of dust and earth.
(b) Wood smoke.
(c) The smell of boiling onion soup.
(d) The bush in the rain.

3. How does the Government Man enter the office?
(a) He honks the horn of his official Mercedes-Benz.
(b) He opens the door and lets himself in.
(c) In the proper Botswana manner.
(d) He has his Government driver knock on the door.

4. What is a wrong that cannot be put right?
(a) Lying about your age.
(b) Pouring treacle on a person's dress.
(c) Pouring engine oil on someone.
(d) Murder.

5. Why does a mother insist her sons can't be murderers?
(a) Mothers will protect them from even the law.
(b) A mother cannot deal with the shame.
(c) The man remains a small boy to her.
(d) Mothers believe what their sons tell them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most immediate decision made regarding the impending marriage?

2. What characteristic does give Mma Potokwane give Motholeli?

3. What is the boy named Mataila?

4. What happens to a person bitten by a mamba?

5. What does Mma Ramotswe always forget about the taller apprentice?

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