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

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

3. What else does Mma Ramotswe contemplate?
(a) Her father's death.
(b) Her lack of family or friends.
(c) Her home and garden.
(d) Mma Malatsi's unemotional reaction to her husband's death.

4. How long has the boy been missing?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four days.

5. Why is the cattle owner in the story angry?
(a) His wife runs off.
(b) Some of his cattle disappear.
(c) Some of his cattle are stolen.
(d) Some of his cattle die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nandira ask Mma Ramotswe's help for?

2. How does Mma Ramotswe disguise herself to solve this case?

3. What does Mma Ramotswe study?

4. What potential dangers is Mma Ramotswe reminded of?

5. What kind of animal is the central character of the tale the boy is told?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mma Ramotswe help Happy Bapetsi?

3. What concerns do J.L.B. Matekoni and Mma Ramotswe share about the missing boy, believed to have been kidnapped?

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

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

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

7. What kind of family are the Patels?

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

9. How does Mma Ramotswe proceed with this case?

10. What happens to Precious when she tells Note she is pregnant?

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