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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. When did President Banda retire?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1993.

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

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

4. As the maize disappeared, how much was gaga being sold for?
(a) 150 kwacha.
(b) 50 kwacha.
(c) 125 kwacha.
(d) 100 kwacha.

5. What school was William chosen for after his exams?
(a) Makalani.
(b) Kachokolo.
(c) Kalambo.
(d) Kalimbu.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the first rains usually come to Malawi?

2. How many of Trywell's and John's sisters were already buried in the cemetery where John was buried?

3. What school was William attending in Chapter 4?

4. What percent of Malawians did William say had electricity?

5. How many pails of grain could be gotten from a bag of grain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Khamba die?

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

3. How did William and his friends make toy trucks?

4. What precautions were taken to help stop the spread of cholera?

5. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

6. How did Malawians eat maize?

7. Why was cholera a terrible way to die?

8. How did John, Trywell's brother die?

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

10. Why were radios so important in Malawi?

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