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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Civil Service, Chapter 10, The Kalahari Typing School for Men Throws Open its Doors (to Men), and Chapter 11, Mma Ramotswe Goes to a Small village to the South of Gaborone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Buthelezi is described as a _______________ man.
(a) Chauvinistic.
(b) Gentle.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Depressed.

2. What has Mma Makutsi been thinking of since the beginning of the novel?
(a) New business ideas.
(b) Moving to New York.
(c) Her children.
(d) Getting married again.

3. With what disease is one of Mma Tsolamosese's grandchildren afflicted?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Cystic Fibrosis.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. Mma Makutsi thinks that most men do not want to learn ____________________.
(a) How to cook.
(b) Alongside women.
(c) Anything new.
(d) A foreign language.

5. The owner of the new business insults Mma Ramotswe by ___________________________.
(a) Telling her that she is overweight.
(b) Telling her that she is too old to do detective work.
(c) Ridiculing the idea that anyone would hire a woman to do a man's work.
(d) Saying that she does not have a professional demeanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mr. Maketoni's business?

2. What does Mma Ramotske think Mma Makutsi should do at this point in her life?

3. To where has Mma Ramotswe moved her business?

4. What has Mma Ramotswe deeply troubled in Chapter 4?

5. What topic is most important for the person in #51 now?

(see the answer key)

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