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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the orphans like Maketoni?
(a) For his humor.
(b) For his car.
(c) For his hair.
(d) For his kindness.

2. What is the assistant detective's first client afraid is happening in his marriage?
(a) His wife is cheating.
(b) It is getting stronger.
(c) It is getting tougher.
(d) It is falling apart.

3. What is the name of the orphan boy?
(a) Philip.
(b) Puso.
(c) Paul.
(d) Peco.

4. Who trusts Matekoni implicitly by staying at his house?
(a) The girl.
(b) The maid.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The boy.

5. After shopping, whose picture is taken by a local photographer?
(a) The writers'.
(b) The orphans'.
(c) The students'.
(d) The family's.

6. Who is sleeping at Matekoni's house when the plane flies over?
(a) Matekoni and the boy.
(b) The maid and the teacher.
(c) Matekoni and the girl.
(d) The boy and the girl.

7. Where is Michael's partner living according to Ranta?
(a) Banning.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Bulawayo.
(d) Tanzania.

8. Who tells the assistant detective's first client that his son's education is being paid by a charity?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

9. Who is upset to learn she still has to do the typing even though she is now an assistant detective?
(a) Badule.
(b) Maketoni.
(c) Makutsi.
(d) Ramotswe.

10. Where will the orphan children be living after Maketoni gets married?
(a) The Zebra house.
(b) The Outliers.
(c) The Palisades.
(d) The Boulangerie.

11. Who dreams of having the orphan boy working in the mechanic shop?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Smith.
(c) Ramotswe.
(d) Matekoni

12. Where does Ramotswe take Matekoni to discuss the children privately?
(a) The post office.
(b) The Citadel.
(c) The Metronome.
(d) The Embassy.

13. Who is a man who needs constant reassurance, according to Ramotswe?
(a) Matekoni.
(b) Smith.
(c) Ranta.
(d) McCoy.

14. What is Florence reported for stealing?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Contraband.
(c) Illegal weapons.
(d) Marijuana.

15. Who left the farm pregnant with Michael's baby?
(a) Ann.
(b) Ramotswe.
(c) Alice.
(d) Carla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who can't afford to pay for both an assistant detective and a secretary?

2. Who is happy to marry a kind man?

3. What does Matekoni's decision to help the orphans reveal about his character?

4. Whom does Matekoni discover knows about engines?

5. Who reads the report written by Mma Makutsi and compliments her on doing a good job?

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