Malawian Words
What is a sing-anga.
What is the name of William's dog, who originally belonged to his uncle Socrates?
Who is Khamba.
Who is Gilbert's father?
Who is the chief of Wimbe.
Name the author's method: "Mwa bwanji," he said, "How are you?"
What is dialogue.
What is, "To nuture a diverse group of students to become lifelong, active participants in their own education, develop a sense of self and community, and become responsible and compassionate members of society."
This word is used to describe plastic shopping bags (they are used to make soccer balls).
What are jumbos
True or False: William was allowed to go out after dark to watch movies at the mud hut in his village.
What is false.
What is false
Name the author's method: One morning during a heavy rain, I sat on the porch and watched a line of them pass like slow-moving ants.
What is description
Where is Ms. Natalia from?
This word is used to describe a food made by mixing maize flour and hot water.
What is nsima
What is the name of the place that William traveled to to get maize for his family? (he was cheated by government officials there)
What is Chamama
What business did Geoffrey and William start together?
What is fixing broken radios
Name the Author's Method: But mostly they assisted my mother around the house - fetching water and firewood, cooking and cleaning, and helping take care of the little ones...
What is examples.
What are the names of Ms. Carolina's three children?
What is Camila, Nina and Valentina.
This phrase is used to describe the magical dancers that lived in the murky shadows of the forest in Malawi.
What is Gule Wamkulu
What food combination does William and his family eat every Christmas? (except for the year of famine?)
What is chicken and rice?
True or False: William's grandfather believed in magic.
What is True
Name the Author's Method: I trusted my father, but as I got older, I began to wonder how his explanation accounted for Chuck Norris, Terminator, and Rambo..
What is allusion
What is the name of Teacher Zo's dog?
Who is Ruby.
William uses this word to describe fast food (or barbecue) stands in Malawi.
What is kanyenya.
What is the name of the school that William got into after receiving his exam grades?
What is Kachokolo
Where does Charity live?
What is a clubhouse.
BONUS: Name the figurative language being used: That meant when the rains came and the seedlings pushed their way through the soil, we had nothing to give them. "Sorry guys," I said as I stood in the field. "You're on your own this year."
What is personification
What is Ms. Natalia's favorite food?
What is steak