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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what month did Uncle John die?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) March.

2. What interest rate were traders and businessmen charging as the famine dragged on?
(a) 15 percent.
(b) 200 percent.
(c) 300 percent.
(d) 25 percent.

3. Where was it rumored that some farmers caught men in their fields and cut off the men's arms?
(a) Mitundu.
(b) Chilobwe.
(c) Chipoka.
(d) Kenji.

4. Where did Trywell live when he was a trader?
(a) Zomba.
(b) Tete.
(c) Mzuzu.
(d) Dowa.

5. What were the best batteries for William and Geoffrey to use for their radio repair business?
(a) Malawian Sun.
(b) Energizer.
(c) Rayovac.
(d) Tiger Heads.

6. How many years did Banda rule Malawi?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 5 years.

7. How old was William when he thought he was cursed because he ate stolen gumballs?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

8. How often did William's grandfather visit William's family?
(a) 1-2 times a month.
(b) 3 times a month.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Twice a year.

9. How far was William's school from Gilbert's house?
(a) A kilometer.
(b) 1/4 kilometer.
(c) 2 kilometers.
(d) 1/2 kilometer.

10. What was the price of maize in Chapter 7?
(a) Almost 1,000 kwacha a pail.
(b) Nearly 1,100 kwacha a pail.
(c) 850 kwacha a pail.
(d) 500 kwacha a pail.

11. What is the name of the soccer club that Charity had on a wall in the clubhouse where he slept?
(a) Silver Strikers.
(b) Flames.
(c) Red Lions.
(d) Nomads.

12. Where did the villagers go to get a man to help them get rid of the animal that was bothering villagers?
(a) Mzimba.
(b) Salima.
(c) Dedza.
(d) Lilongwe.

13. What did Agnes' father do for a living?
(a) Welder.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Tailor.

14. How many of Trywell's and John's sisters were already buried in the cemetery where John was buried?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Charity and William try to eat on Christmas 2001?

2. How far did villagers have to travel to find a man who could get rid of the animal that was killing villagers?

3. During the famine, which of William's sisters contracted malaria?

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

5. In Chapter 7, how many people did William say lived in Malawi?

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