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

William Kamkwamba
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

William Kamkwamba
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 - Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many daughters did Uncle Socrates have?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. What was the only meat that William's family had to eat sometimes?
(a) Grasshoppers.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Birds.
(d) Goat.

5. In what year was William born?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month did William say was harvest time in Malawi?

2. Where did Trywell live when he was a trader?

3. What was Uncle Socrates' occupation before he came to live on the farm?

4. What year did Trywell's brother, John, die?

5. During what month did Uncle John die?

(see the answer key)

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