According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the "hungry season," the time between the consumption of the last of the stored harvest and the first harvest of the new season,now often begins in _________ and ends in __________.
A) June; November
B) December; March
C) September; March
D) March; September

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Patten states that the hungry season in Malawi often begins in September and ends in March, which corresponds to the time period between the consumption of the last of the stored harvest and the first harvest of the new season. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.