View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What enters the detective agency because the door is open?
(a) Cats.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Dogs.

3. Where does the proprietor of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors go to meet his/her fiance?
(a) Allen Hotel.
(b) Underground Hotel.
(c) Champlain Hotel.
(d) President Hotel.

4. What does Ramotswe think about the past?
(a) It should be rehashed constantly.
(b) It should be left alone.
(c) It is disturbing.
(d) It is insightful.

5. What does Matekoni work on while he is at the farm?
(a) A bookcase.
(b) An engine pump.
(c) A radio.
(d) A ring.

6. Whose maid does the engaged couple want to retain for their house?
(a) Ramotswe's.
(b) Pezo's.
(c) Florence's.
(d) Matekoni's.

7. What does Ramotswe do for a living?
(a) She is an artist.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is a detective.

8. What is Maketoni's new house big enough to have?
(a) Children.
(b) Friends.
(c) Plants.
(d) Furniture.

9. What is Matekoni's garage called?
(a) Speedy.
(b) Smashing.
(c) Understated.
(d) Levers.

10. Who tells Maketoni that she drove by his house to see where he would be living?
(a) Potokwane.
(b) Burkhardt.
(c) Michaela.
(d) Ramotswe.

11. What tribe do the children that come to Maketoni's house belong to?
(a) Maketoni.
(b) Masarwa.
(c) Florence.
(d) Peco.

12. Who experienced kindness as a child that makes him/her generous of spirit?
(a) Maketoni.
(b) Pickering.
(c) Burkhardt.
(d) McCall.

13. What does Potokwane suggest as a wedding gift for Ramotswe?
(a) 2 dogs.
(b) 2 orphans.
(c) 2 iguanas.
(d) 2 kittens.

14. What parts of the house are very dirty?
(a) Living room and back.
(b) Bedroom and attic.
(c) Yard and house.
(d) Front porch and back.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the secretary feel resentful about her office at the detective agency?

2. From where does the secretary get the phone number for the man Ramotswe considers evil?

3. Where does Maketoni go to kill time when his fiance is out at the farm?

4. What does Ramotswe say is a symbol of appreciation?

5. What does Matekoni and Ramotswe agree cannot expect in Gaberone?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 379 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample