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. Why does the secretary feel resentful about her office at the detective agency?
(a) It is expensive.
(b) It is not insured.
(c) It is not fancy.
(d) It is small.

2. Whose office do the two orphans go to when Maketoni offers to take them?
(a) Florence's.
(b) Ramotswe's.
(c) Potsane's.
(d) Potokwane's.

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

4. Whose case does Ramotswe not want but takes anyway?
(a) Annalisa's.
(b) Curtin's.
(c) Abigail's.
(d) Jezebel's.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who tells Matekoni that he needs to buy a ring?
(a) Potokwane.
(b) Peko.
(c) Florence.
(d) Ramotswe.

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

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

13. Where is Matekoni when he thinks about the behavior of his apprentices?
(a) His room.
(b) His house.
(c) His hotel.
(d) His garage.

14. After whose death does Ramotswe's visitor return to Africa?
(a) Jack.
(b) Makutsi.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Michael.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Matekoni learns about two orphans, who is in a camp?

2. By whom was Maketoni persuaded without consulting his bride-to-be?

3. Who does Ramotswe drive to the farm with in Chapter 9?

4. Who is the founder of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?

5. Where does the man Ramotswe consider evil work?

(see the answer keys)

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