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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the boy named Mataila?
(a) The boy does not know his name.
(b) Mataila means orphan in Botswana.
(c) It is the name of his mother.
(d) It is the name of his father.

2. What do Motswana always like?
(a) Tureen.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Dried beef.
(d) Heavy flooding.

3. What did Samuel's father give him for Gaborone?
(a) A bus ticket.
(b) Money.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) A watch.

4. Why does Mma Ramotswe not care about calories?
(a) Rra likes bigger women.
(b) She works really hard.
(c) She has a fast metabolism.
(d) She is traditionally built.

5. What can't people in town usually afford?
(a) Roots from the ground.
(b) Duiker.
(c) Grubs.
(d) The eggs of birds.

6. What sign do secrets leave on the face?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Wrinkles.
(c) Creases.
(d) Bruises.

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

8. What habit was picked up from colonial administrators?
(a) Whitewashing,
(b) Morning breakfast.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Democracy.

9. What does Mma Ramotswe see around everything?
(a) A white halo.
(b) A cloud of dust.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Mist.

10. What do most husbands do?
(a) Break things.
(b) Gamble.
(c) Nothing at all.
(d) Fix things.

11. What does Mr Potolani do with the profit from his stores?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He buys more stores.
(c) He saves most of it in the bank.
(d) He gives most of it away.

12. Who claims the credit for building Botswana?
(a) The business owners.
(b) The housemothers.
(c) The politicians.
(d) The police.

13. Why is Mma Ramotswe surprised that Mma Kerileng cannot handle Mataila?
(a) Her place is well decorated.
(b) The housemother is famous for being able to handle problem children.
(c) Mataila is just a boy.
(d) The housemother knows how to keep a house.

14. What provides music inside Mma Ramotswe's van?
(a) The radio.
(b) An old cassette player.
(c) A CD player.
(d) Mma's own singing.

15. What might prevent Motholeli from having children?
(a) Being in a wheelchair.
(b) Her bad diet.
(c) A lack of finances.
(d) Her dislike of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbs Mma Ramotswe about the dogs next door?

2. Why is Botswana so dry?

3. What is the tureen made from?

4. How does Mma Ramotswe feel about dogs?

5. What is the Botswana always?

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