Tears of the Giraffe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alexander McCall Smith
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Tears of the Giraffe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alexander McCall Smith
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Maketoni fail to consult before taking the two orphans?
(a) Florence.
(b) Potokwane.
(c) Ramotswe.
(d) Potsane.

2. How many times has the proprietor of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors proposed?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. As Florence is making lunch, who arrives home with the two children from the orphan farm?
(a) Ramotswe.
(b) McCall.
(c) Peco.
(d) Maketoni.

4. With whom does Florence engage in a plot against Ramotswe?
(a) A male friend.
(b) A sibling.
(c) A parent.
(d) An employer.

5. To whom does Ramotswe dictate letters?
(a) Mark.
(b) Makutsi.
(c) Ranta.
(d) Makutoni.

6. Who tells Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni the story of the two orphans?
(a) Smith.
(b) Burkhardt.
(c) Potokwane.
(d) McCall.

7. In the story Matekoni learns about two orphans, who is in a wheelchair that he fixed?
(a) A lady.
(b) A girl.
(c) A man.
(d) A boy.

8. What did one of the secretary's classmates at school say the men who hired them were not interested in?
(a) Their voices.
(b) Their brains.
(c) Their bodies.
(d) Their scores.

9. What does the farm that Ramotswe visits in Chapter 9 consist of?
(a) Emergency wards.
(b) Broken down tractors.
(c) Deserted buildings.
(d) Old silos.

10. Who is the German that establishes a cooperative in Africa?
(a) Curtin.
(b) Drake.
(c) Burkhardt.
(d) Makutsi.

11. Whom does Florence feel that she can no longer entertain at Maketoni's house?
(a) Her male friends.
(b) Her siblings.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her teachers.

12. Who is the secretary at the detective agency happy to work for?
(a) Florence.
(b) Ramotswe.
(c) Makutsi.
(d) Peco.

13. Who is the proprietor of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors?
(a) Matekoni.
(b) Pezo.
(c) Florence.
(d) Ramotswe.

14. Why is the maid amazed to see the two children from the farm?
(a) Because they are so small.
(b) Because she feels lonely.
(c) Because they are so big.
(d) Because they are orphans.

15. What does Ramotswe say is a symbol of appreciation?
(a) The ring.
(b) The note.
(c) The book.
(d) The dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who feels that he/she has an obligation to the children no matter what happens?

2. Who arrives without an appointment at lunchtime to visit Ramotswe?

3. What is the name of the missing person that Ramotswe's visitor is searching for?

4. Who took the two orphans to Nyanyabwe Hospital?

5. What kind of ring is Matekoni expected to buy?

(see the answer keys)

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