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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Botswana never been in debt?
(a) They receive so much charity.
(b) Their banks do not charge interest.
(c) They always pay money on time.
(d) They have never borrowed money.

2. What would JLB Matekoni normally wait for before calling Mma?
(a) Daily business results from the stock market.
(b) For her to finish her tea.
(c) For her to leave a message on his phone.
(d) The day's weather forecast.

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

4. What is Note Mokoti known for?
(a) Never being married.
(b) Playing the saxophone.
(c) Being a jazz music collector.
(d) Being a ladies' man.

5. What does JLB Matekoni ask Mma about first on the phone?
(a) How she has slept.
(b) If she misses him.
(c) If she has a headache.
(d) What the time is.

6. What has Mma heard about everybody?
(a) That they have done at least one thing to be ashamed of.
(b) That they are trying to ruin her business.
(c) They think she is marrying Rra for the money.
(d) That they do not approve of the marriage.

7. What is bush tea good for?
(a) Worries.
(b) Watering plants.
(c) Brushing your teeth.
(d) Relieving social tension.

8. What is the animal in JLB Matekoni's room apparently responsible for?
(a) Soiling the bed sheets.
(b) Scratching the antique bed.
(c) Keeping him awake.
(d) Eating the pet parakeet.

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

10. How does a woman find the answer to this question?
(a) She seeks help from a witch doctor.
(b) She knows it in her bones.
(c) She looks up at the sky and reads the clouds.
(d) She asks her mother.

11. How does Mma Ramotswe like to approach a new client's problem?
(a) Let the client bring it up indirectly.
(b) Let Mma Makutsi deal with the client.
(c) Write a letter to the client after the first meeting.
(d) Ask what the problem is straight away.

12. Where was Mma Ramotswe when she asked herself the test of a good husband?
(a) In the city center.
(b) At the office.
(c) At home.
(d) Near the dam.

13. What is Mma Makutsi's new role?
(a) Chief Financial Officer.
(b) Assistant Manager.
(c) Acting Manager.
(d) Chief Executive Officer.

14. Who is the Government Man related to?
(a) Mma Makutsi.
(b) A chief.
(c) Mma Ramotswe.
(d) The King of Lesotho.

15. Who are the most cruel in Africa?
(a) Small boys with guns.
(b) The corrupt politicians.
(c) The foreign hunters.
(d) The eccentric musicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attacked the Government Man?

2. What does Mma Ramotswe think about Mercedes-Benz?

3. Which type of man should a woman with a successful business be wary of?

4. What is wrong with the car on the ramp?

5. How does Mma Ramotswe exceed her authority?

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