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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 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.

2. What mistake does the government minister make about her entry?
(a) The artist is mistaken.
(b) The entry is not one from Precious.
(c) The content is mistaken.
(d) The age Precious is listed at.

3. What does he do for a living?
(a) He is a government employee.
(b) He is a bus driver.
(c) He is a jazz musician.
(d) He is unemployed.

4. 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) Where the boy could be.
(d) Whether or not she should be a detective.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about this boy?

2. What does the judge announce when presenting her prize?

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

4. What does Mma Ramotswe see?

5. What confession does Nandira make to Mma Ramotswe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Mma Ramotswe receive a letter from and what are the contents of the letter?

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

3. What does Obed do that results in Precious being able to open a detective agency?

4. What does Note do that convinces Precious she should marry him?

5. How does Mma Ramotswe meet her husband?

6. 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?

7. How does Mma Ramotswe help Happy Bapetsi?

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

9. What concerns does Paliwalar have that prompt him to contact Mma Ramotswe?

10. What issue, common in the mines of South Africa, does Obed witness that causes him to quit his job?

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