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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 is the name of Mma Ramotswe's business?
(a) Ramotswe's Detective Agency.
(b) Botswana Detective Service.
(c) The CDI.
(d) The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.

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

3. What is the mood of Mma Ramotswe's foster daughter?
(a) Upset.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Pensive.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mma think would be a profitable business?

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

3. How many apprentices work in the garage?

4. When Mr. Maketoni returns to work, Mma Ramotswe __________________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be Mr. Molefelo's intention by contacting Mma Ramotswe?

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

3. What does Mma Ramotswe learn about a problem her foster daughter is struggling with?

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

5. What is the difficulty that Mma Ramotswe faces now that affects both her personal and business lives?

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

7. Describe Mr. Buthelezi. Why is he such a negative presence?

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

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

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

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