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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. How many of Trywell's and John's sisters were already buried in the cemetery where John was buried?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

3. What kingdom did King Shaka rule?
(a) Zulu.
(b) Ashanti.
(c) Berber.
(d) Ngoni.

4. What was the normal seasonal price of maize?
(a) 75 kwacha.
(b) 175 kwacha.
(c) 100 kwacha.
(d) 150 kwacha.

5. What school did William hope he would be assigned to after his exams?
(a) Kasungu.
(b) Makalani.
(c) Kalambo.
(d) Kachokolo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Charity and William try to eat on Christmas 2001?

2. What was the highest grade that William received on his primary school exams?

3. What did William's family use to find their way at night?

4. What were the best batteries for William and Geoffrey to use for their radio repair business?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

4. Why didn't the Malawian government have any surplus food when other sources ran out?

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

6. What happened to the forests of Malawi?

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

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

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

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

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