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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 sign do secrets leave on the face?
(a) Creases.
(b) Wrinkles.
(c) Bruises.
(d) Shadows.

2. What can no mother dislike?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her granddaughter.
(c) Her grandson.
(d) Her son.

3. Why does nothing ever happen in the cook's village?
(a) The village is too big.
(b) The people never make a fuss.
(c) The village has a very strict police force.
(d) The people shout all the time.

4. What is a sign of good housekeeping?
(a) A bed with ironed sheets.
(b) Well dusted ceiling boards.
(c) When a room smells like rain.
(d) Spiders and termite trails.

5. Why is the cook not contented?
(a) He would rather be playing golf.
(b) His wife is not contented.
(c) He wants to work with cattle.
(d) His mother-in-law is not contented.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mma Ramotswe not care about calories?

2. Why is Botswana so dry?

3. What is always going wrong at the orphan farm?

4. What habit was picked up from colonial administrators?

5. What does Mma Ramotswe notice about the stew?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Chapter 17 start?

4. How does Mma Ramotswe use her discretion?

5. How do the characters view the past?

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

7. Does Mma Makutsi parallel this deceit?

8. Does the narrative similarly imply that Mma Makutsi is beautiful?

9. How does the narrative imply that Motholeli is beautiful?

10. Does the narrative suggest deceit as a tactic?

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