Why does Mister Phiri talk to William after the school assembly?

William did not have the right clothes or shoes

What happened one night as William's family was eating outside?

A man covered in mud sat down and ate some of their food

What is "kwashiorkor"?

Person's belly, feet, face swell from no proteins in blood

When some people ate for the first time after going days without eating, what happened to them?

Their bodies went into shock and they died

What did Mister Phiri announce on the first day of February?

The grace period for paying school fees ended tomorrow

Why do the farmers try to withdraw their savings from the bank?

They think the government is collapsing

What started happening two weeks into school?

Students were silent from hunger

How did hunger affect people's bodies?

Some people looked like walking skeletons

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1
Why does Mister Phiri talk to William after the school assembly?
William arrived late to school that morning
William was a star student in his class
William did not have the right clothes or shoes
Mister Phiri knew William's family
2
What happened one night as William's family was eating outside?
A family came and asked William's dad for food
A man covered in mud sat down and ate some of their food
A few men watched them eat
A thin woman came and asked for a piece of nsima
3
What is "kwashiorkor"?
Person's belly, feet, face swell from no proteins in blood
When people lose all muscle tone in their body
4
What does William want to study?
Science
English
Technology
Math
5
How much did maize cost?
1300 kwacha a pail
2000 kwacha a pail
1000 kwacha a pail
2300 kwacha a pail
6
When some people ate for the first time after going days without eating, what happened to them?
They weren't able to keep the food down and threw up
Their bellies swelled even more
Their bodies went into shock and they died
They had seizures
7
Where did the crowds of starving people meet in the town?
At the bank
At the ADMARC
At the trading center
At the school
8
What did Mister Phiri announce on the first day of February?
School wouldn't have fees that year because of the famine
The grace period for paying school fees ended tomorrow
9
What school is William accepted into?
Chayamba
Kachokolo
Makalani
Kalambo
10
What happened to Beni Beni, the madman of Wimbe?
He died from kwashiorkor
He died at the trading center
He went into shock after eating one meal
He died at church
11
What did the president say when a London reporter asked what he'd do about the people dying?
"Everyone has enough food"
"No one is going hungry"
"Nobody has died from hunger"
"I don't know yet"
12
Why do the farmers try to withdraw their savings from the bank?
They want to hide money at home
They read it in the newspaper
The president said to withdraw money
They think the government is collapsing
13
What started happening two weeks into school?
Students were excited about soccer
Students were nervous about riots
Students had lunch provided
Students were silent from hunger
14
What starts happening with William's mom's cake selling business?
People start stealing from her
She sells 100 cakes a day
William's sisters fight at her food stand
People start begging her for food
15
What did the traders mix into "gaga" (food made from maize usually given to pigs)?
dirt
grass
sawdust
bark
16
How did hunger affect people's bodies?
Some people couldn't walk from hunger
Some people looked like walking skeletons

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