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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many meals could William's family get from six pails of four?
(a) 81.
(b) 55.
(c) 60.
(d) 72.

3. How many cakes did Agnes make a day to sell?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 25.
(d) 100.

4. How many pails of grain could be gotten from a bag of grain?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. Where was the first place where the dowe was ready?
(a) Nkopola.
(b) Michinji.
(c) Nkhoma.
(d) Mzuzu.

6. In Chapter 7, how many people did William say lived in Malawi?
(a) 13 million.
(b) 6 million.
(c) 11 million.
(d) 8 million.

7. What was the lowest grade that William received on his primary school exams?
(a) B.
(b) C.
(c) F.
(d) D.

8. In Chapter 7, when did daily rains return?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) February.
(d) December.

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

10. What were witches and wizards supposedly allergic to?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Money.
(c) Gum trees.
(d) Chickens.

11. How old was William when his Uncle John died?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

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

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

14. What was the highest grade that William received on his primary school exams?
(a) D.
(b) A.
(c) C.
(d) B.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What school was William chosen for after his exams?

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

3. What was the only meat that William's family had to eat sometimes?

4. How many weeks could it take for tobacco to dry?

5. How did William's grandfather's grandmother die?

(see the answer keys)

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