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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did William's people live many generations ago?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Chad.
(c) Tanzania.
(d) Congo.

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

3. In Chapter 7, when did daily rains return?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) November.

4. After the new president came to power in Malawi, how much did a bag of fertilizer cost?
(a) 2,000 kwacha.
(b) 3,000 kwacha.
(c) 300 kwacha.
(d) 100 kwacha.

5. How many meals could William's family get from six pails of four?
(a) 81.
(b) 55.
(c) 60.
(d) 72.

6. How many weeks did it take for thieves to strip the Gilbert family's fields?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

7. During what month did Uncle John die?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) January.

8. How many years did Banda rule Malawi?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 5 years.

9. What disease swept the district shortly after Khamba died?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Measles.
(d) Maleria.

10. What would William have to steal sometimes to be allowed in Charity's clubhouse?
(a) Watermelons.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Maize.
(d) Mangos.

11. On what day did Malawians celebrate their independence from England?
(a) July 6.
(b) August 1.
(c) August 10.
(d) July 4.

12. How far did William have to walk to his new school?
(a) 3 kilometers.
(b) 5 kilometers.
(c) 10 kilometers.
(d) 17 kilometers.

13. Where did Trywell live when he was a trader?
(a) Mzuzu.
(b) Zomba.
(c) Tete.
(d) Dowa.

14. What interest rate were traders and businessmen charging as the famine dragged on?
(a) 300 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 25 percent.
(d) 200 percent.

15. How many sacks of grain did William's family harvest in the year 2000?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Trywell's brother, John, die?

2. What did Uncle John die from?

3. How much did William's father have to pay for the gumballs?

4. In 2002, when was the tobacco ready to prune?

5. What animal was bothering a village in Chapter 1?

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