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

2. What is pinned up on Mma Kerileng's notice board?
(a) A shopping list.
(b) Old family photographs.
(c) Pictures drawn by the children.
(d) Traditional Botswana artwork.

3. Where has Mma Kerileng seen Mma Ramotswe before?
(a) In the newspaper.
(b) On the street,
(c) On the television.
(d) At the local shop.

4. What does Puso drink instead of tea?
(a) Warm milk.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Sweetened water.
(d) Coffee.

5. What is a poisoner usually like?
(a) Obvious to the extreme.
(b) Extremely subtle.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Completely transparent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the sun do when it rises?

2. What is the tureen made from?

3. What is a sign of good housekeeping?

4. Why are the orphans usually brought to the farm?

5. What does Mr Potolani do with the profit from his stores?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 9?

2. What is the significance of the bride's father being named?

3. What opinion on morality between genders is implied?

4. How do the two different investigations parallel?

5. How does Mma Ramotswe's task compare to Mma Makutsi's?

6. What connection is there to the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?

7. What is the significance of Mma Ramotswe's surge of grief?

8. How do the characters view the past?

9. Does Mma Makutsi parallel this deceit?

10. How does Chapter 17 start?

(see the answer keys)

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