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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. Who do we need according to the old Kgatla saying?
(a) A good father.
(b) Nobody else.
(c) A person to make our little god on earth.
(d) A religious belief.

2. Why does Mma Ramotswe not care about calories?
(a) She has a fast metabolism.
(b) She is traditionally built.
(c) She works really hard.
(d) Rra likes bigger women.

3. What could Samuel remember as a boy?
(a) The names of all the countries of the world.
(b) The age of all the people in his village.
(c) The names of all the cattle in his village.
(d) The names of all the leaders of Botswana.

4. Why is Mma Ramotswe surprised that the cook left Gaborone?
(a) He would have been better fed there.
(b) He would have been paid more there.
(c) He would of had access to better cooking utensils there.
(d) There is more work for a cook there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be used to end a pregnancy?

2. What does drought mean?

3. What do chefs wear in Gaborone?

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

5. What had never happened before to a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 10 start?

2. What evidence is there of the theme of compassion?

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

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

5. How do the characters view the past?

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

7. What happens in Chapter 9?

8. What similar technique is used by both women?

9. What opinion on morality between genders is implied?

10. How does Chapter 17 start?

(see the answer keys)

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