The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Alexander McCall Smith
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Alexander McCall Smith
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who does he specifically suggest?
(a) Mr. Aplet.
(b) Mr. Palet.
(c) Mr. Lapel.
(d) Mr. Patel.

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

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

4. What happens the first time Mma Ramotswe tries?
(a) Nandira Patel confesses no interest in school.
(b) Nandira Patel eludes her.
(c) Nandira Patel refuses to eat.
(d) Nandira Patel refuses to return home on time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What opinion does Mr. Patel have of Mma Ramotswe in the end?

2. What is Happy supposedly in need of?

3. What potential dangers is Mma Ramotswe reminded of?

4. What is Mr. Patel's first reaction to Mma Ramotswe's report and suggestions?

5. Why won't the police help find the boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who helped Precious on her road to education, and later provides a place for her to stay when she leaves home after her schooling is complete?

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

4. Why does Mma Ramotswe decide to open a detective agency?

5. What thoughts go through Mma Ramotswe's mind as she drives her white van through the Kalahari?

6. How does Mma Ramotswe meet her husband?

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

8. What is the cause of Obed Ramotswe's death?

9. What kind of family are the Patels?

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

(see the answer keys)

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