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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 does Mma Ramotswe give the Bushman?
(a) Cooked rodents.
(b) Tubers.
(c) Egg sandwiches.
(d) Her flask of tea.

2. What does Mma Ramotswe check her shoes for?
(a) Poison.
(b) Scorpions.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Termites.

3. What was the first job Samuel found in Gaborone?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Cook.
(d) Bellboy.

4. What is the child eating?
(a) Beans and pumpkin.
(b) Maize with gravy.
(c) Bread with syrup.
(d) Stew.

5. Who does Motholeli help by nature?
(a) People in wheelchairs.
(b) Those younger than her.
(c) People in crutches.
(d) Those older than her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can't people in town usually afford?

2. What did Samuel's father give him for Gaborone?

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

4. Why is the cook not contented?

5. What does Puso drink instead of tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this actually reflect on Mma Ramotswe?

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

3. What is on Mma Makutsi's mind at the end of chapter 15?

4. What is the significance of Patricia's beauty?

5. What is the relationship between compassion and morality here?

6. What is the significance of the scorpion story?

7. Does the narrative suggest deceit as a tactic?

8. How do the characters view the past?

9. What is the significance of Mma Ramotswe's nostalgia?

10. What opinion on morality between genders is implied?

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