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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Precious do in the competition?
(a) She wins.
(b) She ties for first place.
(c) She is disqualified.
(d) She loses.

2. What does she reveal to him?
(a) That she wishes she had family.
(b) That in her first month of business, she lost money.
(c) That she misses her husband.
(d) That she is unsure of herself as a detective.

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

4. What changes Mr. Patel's mind about Nandira?
(a) Mma Ramotswe warns him that he will bring about his worst fears.
(b) Mma Ramotswe insists Nandira will run away.
(c) Mma Ramotswe tells him he will lose her forever otherwise.
(d) Mma Ramotswe tells him Nandira fears him.

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

6. Where does Mma Ramotswe end up sitting with Nandira?
(a) In a classroom.
(b) In a clothing boutique.
(c) In a cafe.
(d) In the movie theatre.

7. What kind of business is operated by Mma Ramotswe in Botswana?
(a) A detective agency.
(b) A automotive dealer.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A loan company.

8. How is Mma Ramotswe's work ethic described?
(a) She is ruthless and unstoppable.
(b) She only charges her clients if she is successful.
(c) She gets all that she can out of her clients.
(d) She is cold and heartless.

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

10. What does he recommend?
(a) That she needs a wealthy client.
(b) That she change her vocation.
(c) That she settle down.
(d) That she find her husband.

11. What is unusual about this boy?
(a) He is diabetic.
(b) He is a genius.
(c) He is physically disabled.
(d) He is mentally slow.

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

13. What kills Obed Ramotswe?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Dust in the mine resulting in lung infection.
(c) Stomach cancer.
(d) Heart failure.

14. Through which dangerous area does she drive?
(a) The rail yards.
(b) The cardboard city.
(c) The Kalahari desert.
(d) The jungle.

15. What always strikes Precious as suspicious?
(a) Stories Obed tells her about her mother.
(b) Stories about Jesus' miracles.
(c) Stories she hears about the mines.
(d) Stories she hears about the neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Precious begin her search?

2. What does the older man do to try to distract the boy?

3. What does the cattle owner do?

4. How long has the boy been missing?

5. Who does she hire?

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