TBWHTW FINAL QUIZ

Most families in Malawi are farmers. Which of the following best supports that claim?

• “Seeing a doctor is also difficult, since most of us don’t own cars.”
• “We live our entire lives out in the countryside, far away from cities, where we can tend our fields and raise our animals.”
• “And when you live on a farm, you need all of the help you can get.”
• “When it came time to harvest, we were busy again.”

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Infer why William said, “the truth was that real life was sometimes more difficult to distinguish from fantasy.” (Chapter 1, page 24-25)

• Because poverty caused them to play soccer with a ball made of shopping bags.
• Because his father made up stories to entertain William and his sisters.
• Because the fields where farmers worked often had dangerous mamba snakes.
• Because Malawians believed in mangolomera.

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Why was William reluctant to like Khamba initially?

• Khamba made him think of his Uncle John who died.
• He was worried about Khamba bothering the livestock animals they had and his mother getting upset about it.
• Dogs in Malawi serve the practical purpose of protection; they were not typically befriended.
• He was concerned that his Uncle Socrates would be mad since Khamba belonged to Uncle Socrates.

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In chapter 4 on page 64, why does William mention the Malawian saying, “When you go to see the lake, you also see the hippos.” What does William mean when referencing this figurative language?

• If they were going to be clearing fields anyway, they might as well enjoy the benefit of grasshoppers as a snack just like you would enjoy seeing the hippos if you happened to be at the lake.
• Grasshoppers and hippos are animals in nature, meant to be enjoyed.
• Even though Geoffrey and William were supposed to be working and should not take breaks and be lazy like hippos at the lake were.
• Tasty treats can be found in unexpected things, like grasshoppers.

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Which of the following statements from chapter 3 best demonstrate that William is inquisitive?

• “If I couldn’t have magic power, at least I had bawo.” (page 46)
• “You mustn’t doubt us ma’am. Tell us the problem.” (page 49)
• “If finding these answers was the job of a scientist, then I wanted to become one.” (page 51)
• “For several months I stayed awake past dark and studied beside the smoky lamp.” (page 59)

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Which of the following represents the first major event in chapter 4?

• The price of fertilizer increased.
• William and Geoffrey ate grasshoppers while helping clear the field.
• William and his sisters dug ridges to plant maize.
• The drought destroyed the crop.

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In the beginning of chapter 4, William speaks of maize production and how it is used to make Malawians favorite dish, nsima. Why does William begin the chapter with this information?

• To inform readers about the importance of nsima in the diet of Malwaians.
• To build background knowledge for readers to understand the importance of maize production in the day to day life of Malawians.

• To remind readers that every culture has different culinary practices.
• To explain how every family member works hard to farm the family’s fields.

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William begins to notice the desperation of others around him in chapter 5. An example of this observation is best represented when he-

• and Gilbert play bawo at the trading center.
• learns that some government officials sold the country’s emergency maize.
• listens to his father explain that the government always keeps giant stocks of emergency maize.
• sees women selling gaga on a tap at the trading center.

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Which of these sentences BEST describes a Man vs. Society conflict that William experiences in the story?

• William cannot go to school because he cannot afford the fees.
• William is cheated and sold less grain than he paid for.
• The relationship between Gilbert and William begins to change during the famine.
• The biogas experiment goes terribly wrong.

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Which of the following statements best describe the challenges William would face traveling to the assigned Kachokolo school each day?

• “Like Wimbe, it was a community school and very poor.”
• “A river flowed nearby (Kachokolo) where Geoffrey, Gilbert, and I sometimes went fishing. The road was usually filled with mud.”
• “I didn’t have another pair of shoes at home, I had to think fast.”
• “In the center of the floor was a giant hole, where it looked like a bomb had exploded.”

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