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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did William's father have to walk to find the trader who had had his gumballs stolen?

2. What did Agnes' father do for a living?

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

4. What month did William say was harvest time in Malawi?

5. How many radio stations were available in Malawi for many years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did William's parents meet?

6. Who were William's friends?

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

8. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

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

10. As the famine wore on, why didn't maize mill owners need a broom any more?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Along with the rains came cholera. Discuss cholera and its effects in Malawi.

Essay Topic 2

William shared good times and bad times in his autobiography. Discuss the overall mood of the book.

Essay Topic 3

Christmas was far from normal in 2001. Compare and contrast Christmas before and during the 2001 famine.

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