The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope Quiz | One Week Quiz A

William Kamkwamba
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope Quiz | One Week Quiz A

William Kamkwamba
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6 - Chapters11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Uncle John's wife's name?
(a) Abikanile.
(b) Chiwa.
(c) Enifa.
(d) Mesi.

2. What was the Malawian word for maize?
(a) Phwetekere.
(b) Chimanga.
(c) Buledi.
(d) Fodya.

3. How far was William's school from Gilbert's house?
(a) 1/4 kilometer.
(b) A kilometer.
(c) 2 kilometers.
(d) 1/2 kilometer.

4. How holes were dug for the windmill?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. What school was William attending in Chapter 4?
(a) Santhe Primary.
(b) Mkhota Primary.
(c) Wimbe Primary.
(d) Kasimu Primary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the pieces of bamboo that William wired against each windmill blade for reinforcement?

2. How many radio stations were available in Malawi for many years?

3. How tall was the first tree that William Geoffrey, and Gilbert chopped down for the windmill tower?

4. By the end of Chapter 12, how many times a day did William have to climb his tower to fix the windmill?

5. When gaga ran low, what did traders mix with it?

(see the answer key)

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