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

2. What did Uncle John die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Malaria.

3. On Christmas Day, 2001, what song did William hear from the radio in his sister's room?
(a) Angels We Have Heard on High.
(b) Silent Night.
(c) O Little Town of Bethlehem.
(d) Away in a Manger.

4. How did William's grandfather's grandmother die?
(a) Lion attack.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Rhino attack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What school did William hope he would be assigned to after his exams?

2. What were the fees for secondary school?

3. What kingdom did King Shaka rule?

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. Why was a black rhino a problem to the people in a village in Chapter 1?

3. What were hunts like when Trywell was a young man?

4. What did Trywell tell William they would do about those who stole the Kamkwamba's crops?

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

6. What was the "hungry season"?

7. Who was Banda?

8. What happened when Trywell went to the bank in Kasungu to withdraw his last savings?

9. What bit of luck did Geoffrey have during a storm?

10. As the famine wore on, why didn't maize mill owners need a broom any more?

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