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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 was the first time that William had seen President Muluzi?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1999.

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

3. In 2002, when was the tobacco ready to prune?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) May.

4. What year did Trywell's brother, John, die?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1999.

5. How many chickens were alive by Christmas in 2001?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the lowest grade that William received on his primary school exams?

2. In Chapter 7, when did daily rains return?

3. How many weeks did it take for thieves to strip the Gilbert family's fields?

4. What disease killed the chickens before Christmas of 2001?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who were William's friends?

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

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

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

6. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

7. Why was cholera a terrible way to die?

8. How did Khamba die?

9. How did William's family celebrate Christmas before the famine?

10. Describe the hole that was dug for coffins.

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