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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. What would William have to steal sometimes to be allowed in Charity's clubhouse?

2. How far did William have to walk to his new school?

3. What occupation did most Malawian men pursue?

4. How long did children believe it took witch planes to travel to Zambia and London?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Banda?

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

4. Why was cholera a terrible way to die?

5. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

6. What did William determine to do after he failed to get into the secondary school that he wanted to attend?

7. How did Khamba die?

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

9. What happened when Trywell went to the bank in Kasungu to withdraw his last savings?

10. What was the "hungry season"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William would never have been able to get his windmill started without the help of his friends. Discuss how William's friends helped him with the windmill project.

Essay Topic 2

After William had to drop out of school, he began going to the library in an attempt to keep up with his studies. Discuss the efforts William made to further his education.

Essay Topic 3

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

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