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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 is good for a marriage?
(a) Commitment and loyalty.
(b) A priest's blessing.
(c) Love and devotion.
(d) Independent interests.

2. Who does Rra refuse to see?
(a) Dr Moffat.
(b) Mma Ramotswe.
(c) Bishop Makhulu.
(d) The British High Commissioner.

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

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

5. Why is Note Mokoti capable of being a murderer?
(a) He has no feelings.
(b) He never shook a man's hand.
(c) He is very careful.
(d) He has cold blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might embarrass the younger apprentice?

2. What is Mma Makutsi's new role?

3. What is the one positive Mma Ramotswe takes from her relationship with Note?

4. What is an advantage of having a treadle sewing machine?

5. How does the Government Man enter the office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What brings about this change?

2. What is the significance of Richard's illness?

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

4. What is interesting about the way the Government Man and his family are introduced?

5. What central theme is also introduced?

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

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

8. How do the reactions of the characters differ?

9. What is the significance of the different forms of illness?

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

(see the answer keys)

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