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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the speed of the windmill blades and the voltage increase after William increased the height of his windmill tower?
(a) Four times.
(b) Half again as much.
(c) Double.
(d) Three times.

2. How many people began showing up daily to see William's windmill after it was built?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

3. How many turns did a secondary coil of a step-up transformer have in a diagram?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 3,000.

4. How many turns did the primary coil of a step-up transformer have in a diagram?
(a) 200.
(b) 175.
(c) 225.
(d) 150.

5. Because of the famine, when did the secondary school where Gilbert went stop having school?
(a) February.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) January.

6. Where were William's teachers located when he attended ABCCA?
(a) Lilongwe.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Tanzania.
(d) Michigan.

7. What new game did William learn to play in Chapter 9?
(a) Mancala.
(b) Chess.
(c) Senet.
(d) Checkers.

8. When did officials from the Malawi Teacher Training Activity notice William's windmill in the schoolyard at Wimbe Primary?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2007.

9. After William appeared in interviews on the radio and in newspapers, how high was he able to build his windmill tower?
(a) 40 feet.
(b) 29 feet.
(c) 51 feet.
(d) 36 feet.

10. When did Michael Faraday invent the first transformer?
(a) 1831.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1797.

11. How long did Agnes stay at her parents' home?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

12. What time was recess at the secondary school that Gilbert attended?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 10:30 a.m.
(d) 9:30 a.m.

13. Where did Soyapi Mumba work?
(a) Malawi Posts.
(b) Indebank.
(c) Illovo Sugar.
(d) Baobab Health.

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

15. How did William use to protect his windmill poles from termites?
(a) Put posts in plastic jugs.
(b) Set posts in concrete.
(c) Wrapped posts in black plastic.
(d) Covered posts with kerosene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person who gave William a belt from a milling machine?

2. Who founded Baobab?

3. Who donated the books for the library in Wimbe Primary School.

4. In Chapter 10, how much did Trywell receive for a kilo of tobacco?

5. How far outside Arusha was the TED conference held?

(see the answer keys)

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