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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was Chipumba from William's home?
(a) 25 kilometers.
(b) 20 kilometers.
(c) 15 kilometers.
(d) 30 kilometers.

2. What part of William's body was injured when he climbed his tower to fix the chain on his windmill?
(a) Cheek.
(b) Forearm.
(c) Knuckles.
(d) Knee.

3. After a maize harvest, for how many months would there be dried cobs to burn?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 month.

4. After Tom helped William buy materials to upgrade his windmill, how many days did it take William and other workers to make the changes?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

5. How many hills would Geofrey have to ride up to get diesel?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years after William first had his idea for the windmill did he speak at the TED conference?

2. When did Agnes go to visit her parents?

3. How many people began showing up daily to see William's windmill after it was built?

4. What was the name of the man who did welding?

5. How long did it take William to dig up an old pipe that had been buried under an old bathhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when William tested his windmill for the first time?

2. How did William's father help him indirectly as William began his windmill project?

3. How did Gerry Douglas get Malawi's medical records on computer?

4. How did William and his father feel about the harvest in Chapter 10?

5. Why was it difficult for William to read on his own books from the library?

6. What pressure did William feel after his windmill was completed?

7. How did the word get out about William's windmills?

8. What was the library like at Wimbe Primary School?

9. How did William try to make biogas?

10. Why did William want a battery?

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