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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many people get engaged in The Tears of the Giraffe?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

3. What does Ramotswe show the secretary a picture of?
(a) A man.
(b) A woman.
(c) A child.
(d) A book.

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

5. Where does the man Ramotswe consider evil work?
(a) The library.
(b) The ministry.
(c) The university.
(d) The school.

6. Who arrives without an appointment at lunchtime to visit Ramotswe?
(a) Jezebel.
(b) Janna.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Andrea.

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

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

9. What is the name of the missing person that Ramotswe's visitor is searching for?
(a) Janna.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Jack.
(d) Michael.

10. Why is Matekoni upset about the ring?
(a) Its shape.
(b) Its cost.
(c) Its size.
(d) Its color.

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

12. What did the woman in the story Matekoni learns about two orphans die of?
(a) Diarrhea.
(b) Childbirth.
(c) A snake bite.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

14. What did Florence fail to do at Maketoni's house?
(a) Organize it.
(b) Protect it.
(c) Clean it.
(d) Live in it.

15. When his fiance is out at the farm, Maketoni visits people who need help doing what?
(a) Offering advice.
(b) Answering phones.
(c) Making food.
(d) Repairing the pump.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose case does Ramotswe not want but takes anyway?

2. Where is Matekoni when he thinks about the behavior of his apprentices?

3. What do the children do while Matekoni brings their suitcase in?

4. As Florence is making lunch, who arrives home with the two children from the orphan farm?

5. Who tells Matekoni that he needs to buy a ring?

(see the answer keys)

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