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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the best place for William to find materials for his windmill?
(a) Estate 37.
(b) Estate 24.
(c) Estate 15.
(d) Estate 5.

3. What was the name of the falls in southern Malawi where the hydro plants were?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Nkula.
(c) Kalambo.
(d) Thomson.

4. What English word did William want to look up when he found a book that changed his life?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Conductor.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Transformer.

5. How far from William's bedroom would the radio signal disappear?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 100 feet.
(d) 500 feet.

6. How much was Shore Rubber paying for old women's rubber shoes?
(a) Half kilo of salt.
(b) 50 kwacha.
(c) 1 bag of maize.
(d) Quarter pound of tobacco.

7. How many electron tubes did William say were in a color television?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

8. How long were the pieces of bamboo that William wired against each windmill blade for reinforcement?
(a) 5 ft.
(b) 3 ft.
(c) 4 ft.
(d) 2 ft.

9. How many hours did it take William to bore holes in his windmill blades?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

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

11. 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) 4 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

12. What was the name of the housekeeper at the house where William stayed when he was at school?
(a) Millie.
(b) Becca.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Anna.

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

14. What was the name of the book that William said changed his life?
(a) Exploring Physics.
(b) Using Energy.
(c) Science and Energy.
(d) Integrated Science.

15. How long did William keep a book called Explaining Physics and study it daily?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days after the second term of school started were school fees due?

2. Where was the man from who invented a refrigerator that worked using water evaporation from sand?

3. What did students call William when they saw him digging in the scrapyard?

4. What was the name of the group that William played when he was first testing his radio station?

5. How many page results came up on Google for the word "windmill"?

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