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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did William take his Standard Eight final exam?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) September.

2. When was the first time that William had seen President Muluzi?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2000.

3. As the maize disappeared, how much was gaga being sold for?
(a) 125 kwacha.
(b) 50 kwacha.
(c) 150 kwacha.
(d) 100 kwacha.

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

5. What did William's family use to find their way at night?
(a) Kerosene lamps.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Fires lit in front of their homes.
(d) Torches.

6. What month did William say was harvest time in Malawi?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) October.

7. What did Charity and William try to eat on Christmas 2001?
(a) Goat skin.
(b) Dog entrails.
(c) Insects.
(d) Bird eggs.

8. What did members of Uncle John's church sing when they went to his house and stayed all night and the next day?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) This World Is Not My Home.
(c) There is a Balm in Gilead.
(d) Abide With Me.

9. What occupation did most Malawian men pursue?
(a) Welder.
(b) Mill wright.
(c) Farming.
(d) Trader.

10. How long did children believe it took witch planes to travel to Zambia and London?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 1 minute.
(d) 6 hours.

11. How many days did William spend with his grandparents after he tried to get mangolomera?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

12. How did William's grandfather's grandmother die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Rhino attack.
(d) Lion attack.

13. Where did the trader live who had had gum balls stolen from him?
(a) Masaka.
(b) Mwase.
(c) Kasungu.
(d) Masitala.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did Gilbert's family follow?

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

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

4. How far was William's school from Gilbert's house?

5. How far did people have to go to get fuel at the petrol station in Mtunthama?

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