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

2. Who tried to harm the person in #51?
(a) An escaped convict.
(b) Gang members.
(c) Ostrich wranglers.
(d) A family member.

3. At one point, Mr. Molefelo lived with a _______________.
(a) Dysfunctional family.
(b) Step family.
(c) Foster family.
(d) Host family.

4. Mr. Molefelo fell in love with a girl who was a _______________________.
(a) Nursing student.
(b) Stripper.
(c) Teaching student.
(d) Baker.

5. What type of letter does Mma Makutsi write in Chapter 6?
(a) Apology letter.
(b) Collection letter.
(c) Sales letter.
(d) Introductory letter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What request does Mr. Molefelo ask of Mma Ramotswe?

3. What is Mma Ramotswe's marital status?

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

5. Mma Ramotswe is from which country?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the author insert Mr. Molefelo's character into the story?

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

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

5. What does Mr. Molefelo tell Mma Ramotswe about his life in Gaborone as a student living with the Tsolamoseses?

6. What does Mr. Matekoni encounter when he comes to Mma Ramotswe's home to water the vegetable plants?

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

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

9. What consumes Mma Ramotswe's thoughts as the novel opens?

10. What does Mma Ramotswe think is the answer to Mma Makutsi's financial struggles?

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