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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 parable did William remember and tell Geoffrey in Chapter 8?

2. How old was William when he thought he was cursed because he ate stolen gumballs?

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

4. What school was William chosen for after his exams?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the forests of Malawi?

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

3. Who were William's friends?

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

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

6. How did Khamba die?

7. How did Malawians eat maize?

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

9. What was the "hungry season"?

10. Describe the hole that was dug for coffins.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William's Uncle John died. Discuss the reactions to his death.

Essay Topic 2

William referred to a famine as a time of trouble. Discuss the famine and its causes and effects.

Essay Topic 3

William and his friend Geoffrey used ingenuity to learn how to fix radios. Discuss ingenuity and how William and his friend Geoffrey used ingenuity for their projects.

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