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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to look after Precious as a child?
(a) Obed's sister.
(b) Obed's mistress.
(c) Obed's cousin.
(d) Obed's mother.

2. What did Obed invest all of his money in?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Schooling.
(c) Freedom.
(d) A new house.

3. Where does Precious learn about men?
(a) Local boys.
(b) Girl scouts.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) Sunday school.

4. What does the judge announce when presenting her prize?
(a) That she cheated on her entry.
(b) That her entry was invalid.
(c) That her entry was mislabelled.
(d) That her entry was disqualified.

5. What does Nandira ask Mma Ramotswe's help for?
(a) To keep her secret about her job.
(b) To give her a lift to her boyfriend's house.
(c) To meet with her girlfriend.
(d) To get her father to be less controlling.

6. What opinion does Mr. Patel have of Mma Ramotswe in the end?
(a) He thinks she is a wise woman.
(b) He is sorry he hired her.
(c) He believes she is overcharging him.
(d) He thinks she is in the wrong profession.

7. What does she want Precious to do?
(a) Find her stolen jewelry.
(b) Find her missing son.
(c) Find her missing husband.
(d) Find her missing sister.

8. Who does Precious meet and fall in love with?
(a) Note Mokoti.
(b) Noel Makdoki.
(c) Ned Makoti.
(d) Node Madoki.

9. What does Mma Ramotswe consider at home when she thinks about the missing boy?
(a) Whether the father might be involved.
(b) Whether or not she can fnd the boy.
(c) Whether or not she should be a detective.
(d) Where the boy could be.

10. What does she discover in the course of her employment at the trucking company?
(a) She prefers to be at home.
(b) She is unhappy working under anyone else.
(c) An employee is stealing.
(d) She doesn't like being a clerk.

11. What does the young boy pursue in the bush?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A calf.
(c) A snake.
(d) A frog.

12. Who is the friend that Mma Ramotswe visits?
(a) Mr. J.B.L. Lamokoni.
(b) Mr. L.J.B. Maketoni.
(c) Mr. B.L.J. Matesoni.
(d) Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni.

13. How did Mr. Paliwalar Patel make his fortune?
(a) In business and trade.
(b) In gold.
(c) In textiles.
(d) In mining.

14. What happens that enables Precious to open her agency?
(a) She saves enough to begin.
(b) Obed dies.
(c) She wins a lottery.
(d) She finds a suitable location.

15. What does Obed's cousin teach Precious?
(a) How to hide her feelings and be observant.
(b) How to treat a man.
(c) Counting, reading, and how to be watchful and observant.
(d) How to cook and clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory does she recall from her prior visit?

2. What kind of vehicle offers the boy a ride home?

3. What kind of competition is Precious selected to enter?

4. Who is Mma Ramotswe's first successful case?

5. What changes Mr. Patel's mind about Nandira?

(see the answer keys)

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