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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. How many pails of grain could be gotten from a bag of grain?

2. What was the normal seasonal price of maize?

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

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

5. When did President Banda retire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Trywell went to the bank in Kasungu to withdraw his last savings?

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

3. What bit of luck did Geoffrey have during a storm?

4. How did William say that his father saved him from certain death when William was 6?

5. Why were radios so important in Malawi?

6. How did William persuade the headmaster at school to allow him to attend school even though William didn't have the proper footwear?

7. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

8. As the famine wore on, why didn't maize mill owners need a broom any more?

9. Describe the lamps the Kamkwamba family used to find their way at night.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Along with the rains came cholera. Discuss cholera and its effects in Malawi.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

William's Uncle John died. Discuss the reactions to his death.

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