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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6 - Chapters11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease killed the chickens before Christmas of 2001?
(a) Newcastle disease.
(b) Egg drop syndrome.
(c) Avian Influenza.
(d) Fowl typhoid.

2. During the famine, which of William's sisters contracted malaria?
(a) Mayless.
(b) Rose.
(c) Doris.
(d) Aisha.

3. What was the name of the falls in southern Malawi where the hydro plants were?
(a) Thomson.
(b) Nkula.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Kalambo.

4. In Chapter 6, how much tobacco were the Kamkwambas able to plant?
(a) An acre.
(b) Half an acre.
(c) 3 acres.
(d) 2 acres.

5. When did the first rains usually come to Malawi?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Christmas Day, 2001, what song did William hear from the radio in his sister's room?

2. How many days after the second term of school started were school fees due?

3. When William got a battery to store electricity, how long could energy be stored in the battery?

4. How long did it take William to dig up an old pipe that had been buried under an old bathhouse?

5. What was the name of the book that William said changed his life?

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