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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What parts are littered around the house that the fiance wants to live in?
(a) Satellite.
(b) Radio.
(c) Television.
(d) Auto.

5. From where does the secretary get the phone number for the man Ramotswe considers evil?
(a) The registry.
(b) The phone book.
(c) The school.
(d) The prison.

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

7. What does Ramotswe put in her pocket that she takes from the farm she visits in Chapter 9?
(a) Soil.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Bottles.
(d) Food.

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

9. Who is the founder of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?
(a) Florence.
(b) Ramotswe.
(c) Matekoni.
(d) Pezo.

10. Who does Ramotswe drive to the farm with in Chapter 9?
(a) Postane.
(b) Maketoni.
(c) Florence.
(d) Potokwane.

11. Where in Bostwana do people get engaged in The Tears of the Giraffe?
(a) Forest.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Tlokweng.
(d) Gaborone.

12. In the story Matekoni learns about two orphans, who is in a camp?
(a) A bookseller.
(b) A mountaineer.
(c) A tribe.
(d) A rider.

13. What kind of building does the secretary at the detective agency wish she worked in?
(a) An office plaza downtown.
(b) A boat office.
(c) A high-rise office building with air conditioning.
(d) A luxury cruiser.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what group did Ramotswe's visitor hear about her company?

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

3. Where does the man Ramotswe consider evil work?

4. What did the woman in the story Matekoni learns about two orphans give birth to?

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

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