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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many cakes did Agnes make a day to sell?
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 25.
(d) 100.

3. What year did Trywell's brother, John, die?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1996.

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

5. What had President Muluzi promised everyone if he won the election to become president?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Money.
(c) Bread.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did William's father have to walk to find the trader who had had his gumballs stolen?

2. How many of Trywell's and John's sisters were already buried in the cemetery where John was buried?

3. What time would William get up during planting season?

4. What was the price of maize in Chapter 7?

5. How many ears of maize did Geoffrey and William eat the first afternoon it was ready?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the forests of Malawi?

2. How did William's family celebrate Christmas before the famine?

3. How did William's parents meet?

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

5. What was the "hungry season"?

6. What precautions were taken to help stop the spread of cholera?

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

8. What happened to Chief Wimbe after he spoke and asked the president to buy grain?

9. Why were radios so important in Malawi?

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

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