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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did members of Uncle John's church sing when they went to his house and stayed all night and the next day?
(a) There is a Balm in Gilead.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) This World Is Not My Home.
(d) Abide With Me.

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

3. What would William have to steal sometimes to be allowed in Charity's clubhouse?
(a) Maize.
(b) Watermelons.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Mangos.

4. How many radio stations were available in Malawi for many years?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did William spend with his grandparents after he tried to get mangolomera?

2. When gaga ran low, what did traders mix with it?

3. What occupation did most Malawian men pursue?

4. Where was it rumored that some farmers caught men in their fields and cut off the men's arms?

5. What year did Trywell's brother, John, die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was cholera a terrible way to die?

2. How did William say that his father saved him from certain death when William was 6?

3. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

4. How did William's parents meet?

5. How did Trywell build a two-room house for his family?

6. How did William persuade the headmaster at school to allow him to attend school even though William didn't have the proper footwear?

7. How did Khamba die?

8. What happened to Chief Wimbe after he spoke and asked the president to buy grain?

9. Why did Trywell hand over John's business to John's first-born son?

10. Why were radios so important in Malawi?

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