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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 had Mma Ramotswe's offices been located?
(a) In a townhouse.
(b) In a strip mall.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In her home.

2. What does Mma think would be a profitable business?
(a) Selling baked goods.
(b) Tutoring high school kids.
(c) Designing clothes.
(d) Teaching men to type.

3. What does Mr. Matekoni become aware of at Mma Ramotswe's house?
(a) Food cooking.
(b) A bird struggling in the garden.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Sirens.

4. What does Mma Ramotswe do to create a diversion at the church?
(a) Spills coffee on the preacher.
(b) Goes into a swoon.
(c) Falls down the stairs.
(d) Has a coughing fit.

5. Where do Mma Ramotswe and Mr. Molefelo go to talk privately?
(a) They take a walk.
(b) A quiet cafe.
(c) A museum.
(d) Mma Ramotswe's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of letter does Mma Makutsi write in Chapter 6?

2. The bird in the garden has been injured by a __________________.

3. The young garage apprentice asks Mma Makutsi, Mma Ramotswe, and Mr. Matekoni to _____________________.

4. Who comes to speak to Mma Ramotswe?

5. The owner of the new business insults Mma Ramotswe by ___________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What suggestion does Mma Makutsi have for increasing sales at Mr. Matekoni's garage?

7. What are the two sources of conflict that will run throughout the novel?

8. How does Mma Makutsi arrive at the idea for her typing school?

9. What is the premise of The Kalahari Typing School For Men?

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

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