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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. How many days did the Standard Eight final exam last?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 4 days.

2. Where did the government produce electricity for Malawi?
(a) Dwangwa River.
(b) Kiseru River.
(c) Shire River.
(d) Umba River.

3. How many ears of maize did Geoffrey and William eat the first afternoon it was ready?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

4. Where did William's people live many generations ago?
(a) Tanzania.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Congo.
(d) Chad.

5. What game did William begin playing as he started to grow up?
(a) Tsoro Yematatu.
(b) Chigora Danda.
(c) Bawo.
(d) Kudoda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had President Muluzi promised everyone if he won the election to become president?

2. When was the dowe ready in the Kamkwamba's fields?

3. When a terrible disease swept the district, how long would people live if they didn't receive treatment?

4. What month did William say was harvest time in Malawi?

5. What would William have to steal sometimes to be allowed in Charity's clubhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did William say that his father saved him from certain death when William was 6?

2. How did William describe courtship rituals?

3. How did William's parents meet?

4. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

5. What bit of luck did Geoffrey have during a storm?

6. How did William and his friends make toy trucks?

7. What happened to the forests of Malawi?

8. What happened when Trywell went to the bank in Kasungu to withdraw his last savings?

9. Who were William's friends?

10. Why was cholera a terrible way to die?

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