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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is Khamba?William's best friendWilliam's cousinWilliam's dogWilliam's teacher
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWilliam described Malawi as the "Warm Heart of Africa" to showthat it is in the center of Africathe personalities of and the relationships among the people therethat it is the major food supplier for the continentthat it is where the government resides
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow did William get his knives?They were his grandfather's, passed down to William from his father.He made them from iron sheets, plastic bags, and nails.Geoffrey gave them to him as a gift.He found them in the marketplace and felt guilty about taking them.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What occupation did most Malawian men pursue?
Welder.
Trader.
Mill wright.
Farming.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy was it so important for William to pass his final exams and advance to secondary school (middle school)?He wanted to continue his schooling to study in a special science programhe wanted to avoid the hard work of farm lifeHe wanted to study to go to AmericaHe needed money
- 6. Multiple Choice
What did Geoffrey and William like to eat when they cleared the fields in July?
goat meat
roasted grasshoppers
phala
roasted chicken
- 7. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 5 (pg 69 - 74) What did people eat as Malawi ran out of maize?
gaga (the outside parts of the maize - used for bird food)
green mangoes
the family goats
gaga, green mangoes & family goats
- 8. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 7: How does Khamba die?
William hits him on the head with a big stone.
William drowns him in the dambo.
William ties him to a tree and leaves him to starve.
He dies of old age.
- 9. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 9 (pg 146 - 150): What did William realize he could have if he had electricity from a windmill?
light
pumped water
freedom
all of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 9 (pg 150 - 155): What was the hardest thing for William to get to make his windmill?
the blades
wire
a dynamo
a bamboo pole
- 11. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 10 (pg 163 - 171): Why did William's father feel he'd failed his family?
He couldn't pass his exams.
He couldn't pay William's school fees.
He was leaving William's mother.
He was too short
- 12. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 11 (pg 187 - 195): What did William destroy when he tried his windmill?
his house
the windmill
the dynamo
his father's radio
- 13. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 12 (pg 208 - 212): What did William need to build so he could charge people's phones?
a computer
a power station
a step up transformer
a shop
- 14. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 12 (pg 218 - 225): Why did William need a rubber belt for his windmill?
Because rubber is cheaper than metal.
Because it looked nicer.
Because the bicycle chain kept breaking.
Because he wanted to save the environment.
- 15. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 13 (pg 233 - 241): Why does William worry that the villagers will try to destroy his windmill?
Because they believe it is magic and has blown away the rain clouds.
Because it is too noisy and made of rubbish and looks terrible.
Because the electricity company (ESCOM) has paid them to destroy it.
- 16. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 14 (pg 242 - 248): What did Dr Mchazime think was the most important thing for children to have?
electricity
maize
x-boxes
education
- 17. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 13 (pg 248 - 252): What do the letters TED stand for?
Time, Education, Direction
Technology, Entertainment, Design
Teaching, Educating, Deserving
Trees, Eggs, Dogs
- 18. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 15 (pg 267 - 274): At ABCCA which two letters did William learn not to mix up?
A & B
L & R
M & N
X & Z
- 19. Multiple Choice
CHAPTER 15 (pg 273 - 274): What did William NOT do with the money donated at TED?
buy mattresses for his sisters
pay for Gilbert to go back to school
drill a bore hole for water
pay for a better windmill
- 20. Multiple Choice
EPILOGUE: What language did William learn at the African Leadership Academy?
Swahili
Shona
some Arabic
All of the them
- 21. Multiple Choice
EPILOGUE (pg 282 - 284): What did many kids tell William was the reason they enjoyed "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"?
They didn't enjoy it. They only read it because it was a school reading book.
It had good pictures and the story about nearly starving was interesting.
It made science seem cool.
It wasn't as long as the other books in the library.
- 22. Multiple Choice
EPILOGUE (pg 290): What is William's message to kids all over the world?
Your ambitions are important and worth achieving, however big or small.
the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind
Windmills are big fans of renewable energy.
Don't blow your chances.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one way William used the windmill until he could find a car battery?turning on a microwaveoperating a fancharging mobile phones
- 24. Multiple ChoiceDuring the impending famine of 2006, the people of Malawi blaming the weather, they blamed______.each otherthe governmentmagic
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat does William attempt to build next?a bikea water pumpa radio station
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused the beam in William's room to break?a stormtermitespoor constructionants
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn chapter 11, what happened to William's father's radio?William dropped it when he was testing the windmill.It blew up from too many volts of electricity.It was stolen by neighboring boys.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the significance of William's encounter with Shabani and his magic to give William superpowers?When William realized he had been fooled, he stopped believing in magicWilliam believed he had superpowers and was able to defeat the bullyWilliam gained the respect of the villageShabani became a powerful chief
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat character trait caused William to begin taking apart radios and learning about science?DeterminationHumilityImpulsivenessCuriosity
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused William to have an "Aha Moment" when he realized that the food shortage would affect him?His dad told him he could not have breakfastHe saw the people fighting in the marketplace over gaga (food usually fed to chickens and pigs).His sisters were fighting over foodHis cousin looked sick
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