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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. Where was it rumored that some farmers caught men in their fields and cut off the men's arms?
(a) Chipoka.
(b) Mitundu.
(c) Chilobwe.
(d) Kenji.

2. What occupation did most Malawian men pursue?
(a) Welder.
(b) Farming.
(c) Mill wright.
(d) Trader.

3. During the famine, which of William's sisters contracted malaria?
(a) Rose.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Mayless.
(d) Doris.

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

5. What was Uncle Socrates' occupation before he came to live on the farm?
(a) Welder.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Trader.
(d) Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the soccer club that Charity had on a wall in the clubhouse where he slept?

2. When did William receive his grades for his Standard Eight final exam?

3. How many days did the Standard Eight final exam last?

4. What game did William begin playing as he started to grow up?

5. After the new president came to power in Malawi, how much did a bag of fertilizer cost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the "hungry season"?

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

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

4. What plan did Trywell devise to keep his family alive during the famine?

5. How did William describe courtship rituals?

6. Why were radios so important in Malawi?

7. How did Malawians eat maize?

8. Describe the lamps the Kamkwamba family used to find their way at night.

9. Why was cholera a terrible way to die?

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

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