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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day did most Africans go to bed in the evening?

2. What was Uncle Socrates' occupation before he came to live on the farm?

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

4. What religion did Gilbert's family follow?

5. After the new president came to power in Malawi, how much did a bag of fertilizer cost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would William and Geoffrey use as a power source when they were fixing radios?

2. What plan did Trywell devise to keep his family alive during the famine?

3. What was the "hungry season"?

4. As the famine wore on, why didn't maize mill owners need a broom any more?

5. How did William's family celebrate Christmas before the famine?

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

7. How did John, Trywell's brother die?

8. What did William determine to do after he failed to get into the secondary school that he wanted to attend?

9. Describe the lamps the Kamkwamba family used to find their way at night.

10. How did Malawians eat maize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William's greatest fear was that he would end up like his father. Discuss why William feared becoming like his father.

Essay Topic 2

William shared good times and bad times in his autobiography. Discuss the overall mood of the book.

Essay Topic 3

After successfully building the windmill, William tried inventing other things. Discuss William's successes and failures as an inventor. Did he have more successes or failures?

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