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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. Why is Mma Makutsi's diploma important?
(a) Without it Mma Ramotswe would fire her.
(b) It gives their clients confidence.
(c) It stops the police giving them a hard time.
(d) It is required by law to have a detective agency.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the apprentices interesting to young girls?

2. What is the best time of day to do work in the agency?

3. How do women and men compare in business?

4. What does JLB Matekoni do when a person is dissatisfied by his work?

5. What is the most common reason clients come to the agency?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 7 start?

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

3. How are such relationships defined?

4. How does this reflect on the theme of compassion?

5. How does Chapter 8 start?

6. How does the narrative deal with AIDS?

7. What else is important about this unusual introduction?

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

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

10. What does this foreshadowing hint at?

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