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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. What effect does cool, crisp air have?
(a) It makes anything seem possible.
(b) It makes you forget about personal problems.
(c) It cures all diseases.
(d) It makes the mind sluggish.

2. Who can see what is happening inside a family home?
(a) The government.
(b) A detective.
(c) The servants.
(d) The police.

3. What does Mma Makutsi suggest JLB Matekoni might have?
(a) A lack of iron.
(b) A headache.
(c) Madness.
(d) Depression.

4. What does JLB Matekoni do when a person is dissatisfied by his work?
(a) He arranges for the person's car to be stolen.
(b) He tells them to get lost.
(c) He redoes the job at half the price.
(d) He redoes the job free of charge.

5. Why shouldn't the apprentices be left to repair cars alone?
(a) They do not charge the customer enough.
(b) They take too long to do a good repair.
(c) They use shortcuts.
(d) They hold dance parties in the garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important thing about Mma Makutsi's position?

2. What is it hard to persuade young people about?

3. What makes the apprentices interesting to young girls?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What other theme does this character bring to light?

2. What else is important about this unusual introduction?

3. What does this suggest?

4. What is the purpose of creating the mystery surrounding the Government Man?

5. How does Mma Ramotswe react to Mma Makutsi's emerging confidence?

6. What is the significance of her not consulting her partner?

7. How do her actions relate to the theme of morality?

8. What central theme is also introduced?

9. What does this foreshadowing hint at?

10. What is Mma Ramotswe's moral dilemma?

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