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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the farm that Ramotswe visits in Chapter 9 consist of?
(a) Broken down tractors.
(b) Old silos.
(c) Deserted buildings.
(d) Emergency wards.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who experienced kindness as a child that makes him/her generous of spirit?

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

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

4. In the story Matekoni learns about two orphans, who is in a wheelchair that he fixed?

5. What kind of furniture does Matekoni fix at the farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the orphan girl unable to walk?

2. What does Maketoni think about his two apprentices at the garage?

3. Why is Matekoni anxious about his engagement?

4. Why does Florence get defensive with Ramotswe?

5. How does Ramotswe discover where Ranta lives?

6. Why is Matekoni happy to get Ramotswe a ring?

7. What is Matekoni surprised to learn about his engagement when he goes to the orphan farm?

8. Why does Makutsi resent seeing chickens at her office?

9. How did Andrea try to learn about her son's whereabouts prior to her husband's death?

10. How does Maketoni end up at the farm where the orphans are?

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