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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 work do the apprentices still have to do?
(a) Oiling the ramp.
(b) Scrubbing the floor clean.
(c) Cleaning the petrol pump.
(d) A car on a ramp.

2. Who does The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency serve?
(a) Ladies and others.
(b) Ladies and no one else.
(c) Ladies who want to become detectives.
(d) Lady detectives looking for work.

3. What is unusual about Mma Ramotse's arrival at the agency?
(a) Mma Makutsi is not yet there.
(b) She is unusually late.
(c) She did not tell anyone she was coming.
(d) There is no work to be done.

4. What is an advantage of having a treadle sewing machine?
(a) It works without electricity.
(b) It looks more adorable.
(c) It goes silent in a power cut.
(d) It requires less effort.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people think Mma Ramotswe and J.LB. Matekoni will be happy doing together?

2. How did JLB Matekoni build his reputation?

3. What are women thriftier by nature?

4. Why has Botswana never been in debt?

5. Why does Mma Ramotswe think that women actually do not talk so much?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative deal with AIDS?

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

3. How are such relationships defined?

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

5. What central theme is also introduced?

6. What is Mma Ramotswe's moral dilemma?

7. What is the meaning of Mma Makutsi's comments about beautiful girls?

8. What change does the reader notice in Mma Makutsi?

9. What theme regarding beauty does the first chapter introduce?

10. Is this example of compassion significant?

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