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

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

4. How many daughters did Uncle Socrates have?

5. When did President Banda retire?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did William's parents meet?

3. What happened to the forests of Malawi?

4. What bit of luck did Geoffrey have during a storm?

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

6. How did Malawians eat maize?

7. Why were radios so important in Malawi?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Once the windmill was working, William began to wire his room for electricity. Discuss the problems William faced when he installed electricity in his room and house and how he solved them.

Essay Topic 2

William's greatest fear was that he would end up like his father. Discuss why William feared becoming like his father.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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