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

2. What will the sun do when it rises?
(a) Understate the sky.
(b) Dry the painting.
(c) Coarsen the world.
(d) Distill the land.

3. Why does Mma Ramotswe like farms?
(a) They remind her of her father.
(b) They remind her of her husband.
(c) They remind her of the true values of her people.
(d) They remind her of her adulthood.

4. What disturbs Mma Ramotswe about the dogs next door?
(a) Their large teeth.
(b) Their smell.
(c) They scare away birds.
(d) Their howling.

5. What do chefs wear in Gaborone?
(a) White hats.
(b) White sweatbands.
(c) White stockings.
(d) White socks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Mma Ramotswe surprised that the cook left Gaborone?

3. Who is the one Mma Ramotswe should watch?

4. What did the Government instruct people to do during the last bad drought?

5. What is the child eating?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 10 start?

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

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

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

5. How does Chapter 17 start?

6. What opinion on morality between genders is implied?

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

8. How do the two different investigations parallel?

9. What similar technique is used by both women?

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

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