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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 often did William's grandfather visit William's family?
(a) Twice a year.
(b) 3 times a month.
(c) Once a year.
(d) 1-2 times a month.

2. What church did William's family attend?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Catholic.

3. How many pails of grain could be gotten from a bag of grain?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What is the name of the soccer club that Charity had on a wall in the clubhouse where he slept?
(a) Red Lions.
(b) Flames.
(c) Nomads.
(d) Silver Strikers.

5. What time would William get up during planting season?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day did Malawians celebrate their independence from England?

2. What did members of Uncle John's church sing when they went to his house and stayed all night and the next day?

3. What time of day did most Africans go to bed in the evening?

4. What were the fees for secondary school?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Khamba die?

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

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

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

5. What was the "hungry season"?

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

7. Why was cholera a terrible way to die?

8. What happened to the forests of Malawi?

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

10. Who were William's friends?

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