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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 did members of Uncle John's church sing when they went to his house and stayed all night and the next day?

2. As the maize disappeared, how much was gaga being sold for?

3. What occupation did most Malawian men pursue?

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

5. When gaga ran low, what did traders mix with it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were William's friends?

2. What did Trywell tell William they would do about those who stole the Kamkwamba's crops?

3. What happened to the forests of Malawi?

4. How did William and his friends make toy trucks?

5. What would William and Geoffrey use as a power source when they were fixing radios?

6. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

7. How did Malawians eat maize?

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

9. How did John, Trywell's brother die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William commented that in farming a man can lose everything very quickly. Discuss farming in Malawi and why it was so difficult.

Essay Topic 2

William referred to a famine as a time of trouble. Discuss the famine and its causes and effects.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss step-up transformers and how and why William built one.

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