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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many acres did Uncle John buy to grow maize and tobacco?
(a) 24.
(b) 37.
(c) 59.
(d) 45.

3. How much did William's father have to pay for the gumballs?
(a) A week's wages.
(b) 2 weeks wages.
(c) 30 kwacha.
(d) 5 kwacha.

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

5. When did the first rains usually come to Malawi?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) December.

6. In Chapter 6, when was William's new sister born?
(a) November 22.
(b) November 15.
(c) October 10.
(d) October 17.

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

8. In Chapter 7, how many people did William say lived in Malawi?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 11 million.

9. On Christmas Day, 2001, what song did William hear from the radio in his sister's room?
(a) Angels We Have Heard on High.
(b) Away in a Manger.
(c) Silent Night.
(d) O Little Town of Bethlehem.

10. What was the highest grade that William received on his primary school exams?
(a) B.
(b) D.
(c) C.
(d) A.

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

12. Where did the government produce electricity for Malawi?
(a) Umba River.
(b) Dwangwa River.
(c) Shire River.
(d) Kiseru River.

13. When gaga ran low, what did traders mix with it?
(a) Small stones.
(b) Sawdust.
(c) Twigs.
(d) Insects.

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

15. What was the only meat that William's family had to eat sometimes?
(a) Goat.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the famine, which of William's sisters contracted malaria?

2. How many days did the Standard Eight final exam last?

3. In what year was William born?

4. When was the first time that William had seen President Muluzi?

5. How many meals could William's family get from six pails of four?

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