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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 does Precious go when she leaves home?
(a) To live with Obed's cousin and her husband.
(b) She immigrates to Canada.
(c) She immigrates to England.
(d) She moves to Zimbabwe.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about this boy?

2. Who invades Happy's life, requiring her to seek Mma Ramotswe's aid?

3. Who does he specifically suggest?

4. Where does Precious begin her search?

5. What time is Mma Ramotswe awakened?

Short Essay Questions

1. What steps does Precious take to open her detective agency?

2. What alternate avenue of education does Precious get as a child and what is she taught there?

3. What do Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni and Mma Ramotswe discuss while they visit?

4. What do the contents of the crocodile's stomach reveal?

5. How does Mma Ramotswe meet her husband?

6. What is the outcome of Mma Ramotswe's attempts to follow Nandira?

7. How does Mma Ramotswe track down the truth about Peter Malatsi and what does she discover?

8. What does Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni suggest that Mma Ramotswe do to increase her revenue and build a reputation for herself?

9. What issue does Precious face when she enters an art contest?

10. Why does Mma Malatsi come to Mma Ramotswe?

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