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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the new president came to power in Malawi, how much did a bag of fertilizer cost?
(a) 3,000 kwacha.
(b) 300 kwacha.
(c) 2,000 kwacha.
(d) 100 kwacha.

2. What parable did William remember and tell Geoffrey in Chapter 8?
(a) Good Samaritan.
(b) Prodigal son.
(c) Lost coin.
(d) Sower of seeds.

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

4. What school did William hope he would be assigned to after his exams?
(a) Makalani.
(b) Kachokolo.
(c) Kalambo.
(d) Kasungu.

5. How much did William's father have to pay for the gumballs?
(a) 2 weeks wages.
(b) A week's wages.
(c) 30 kwacha.
(d) 5 kwacha.

6. What was Uncle John's wife's name?
(a) Enifa.
(b) Abikanile.
(c) Chiwa.
(d) Mesi.

7. When gaga ran low, what did traders mix with it?
(a) Twigs.
(b) Sawdust.
(c) Insects.
(d) Small stones.

8. What religion did Gilbert's family follow?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Baptist.

9. On what day did Malawians celebrate their independence from England?
(a) August 10.
(b) July 6.
(c) July 4.
(d) August 1.

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

11. What were the fees for secondary school?
(a) 1200 kwacha.
(b) 700 kwacha.
(c) 1500 kwacha.
(d) 900 kwacha.

12. 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.

13. Who gave William some gum to chew?
(a) His father.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) Herd boys.

14. What animal was bothering a village in Chapter 1?
(a) Rhino.
(b) Lion.
(c) Hippo.
(d) Tiger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the first place where the dowe was ready?

2. When did President Banda retire?

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

4. What did members of Uncle John's church sing when they went to his house and stayed all night and the next day?

5. How many acres did Uncle John buy to grow maize and tobacco?

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