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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. Where do Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi go in Chapter 5?
(a) The office.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The Accountant's office.
(d) The theater.

2. How does Mma Ramotswe's foster son say he feels about Mr. Katekoni?
(a) He hates him.
(b) He tolerates him.
(c) He loves him.
(d) He is leery of him.

3. Who is one of Mma Ramotswe's foster children?
(a) Masamba.
(b) Kaleb.
(c) Puso.
(d) Letsha.

4. What is the state of Mma Ramotswe's business since she moved it?
(a) It is thriving.
(b) It is holding its own.
(c) It is suffering.
(d) It has closed.

5. How has the person in #51 escaped death?
(a) He left the building before it collapsed.
(b) He was able to escape from the burning building.
(c) He ducked down to avoid the gunfire.
(d) His workers scared away the thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue is upsetting Motholeli?

2. Mma Ramotswe reassures Motholeli that _______________.

3. Why does Mma Makutsi think that Mr. Matekoni will not like the idea of the school?

4. With whom is Mma Ramotswe speaking at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. Mma Makutsi's new business is based on ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are other people's thoughts about the potential for success of Mma Makutsi's typing school?

2. How does Mma Makutsi obtain the typewriters necessary for her typing school?

3. For what reason does Mr. Molefelo now need Mma Ramotswe's services?

4. Why is the visit to the new detective agency so insulting to Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi?

5. How does the author show that Mma Ramotswe is deeply concerned for her foster children?

6. What situation did Mr. Molefelo find himself in with his girlfriend at the time? Why did he steal an item from the Tsolamoseses?

7. What has happened to Mr. Molefelo emotionally as a result of his being attacked?

8. What is the irony of Mma Ramotswe's uncertainty regarding Mma Makutsi's typing school?

9. Why does Mma Ramotswe find it necessary to create a diversion at the church service?

10. What is the author's purpose for the first two chapters of the novel?

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