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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mountain did William see in Tanzania?
(a) Meru.
(b) Gessi.
(c) Kilimanjaro.
(d) Mawenzi.

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

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what school was advertised on the radio?
(a) Kachokolo.
(b) Blantyre.
(c) Kaphuka.
(d) Mwaya.

5. What was the wingspan of William's blade system?
(a) 5 ft.
(b) 7 ft.
(c) 6 ft.
(d) 8 ft.

6. How much could guys make unloading trucks at ChiPiKU store?
(a) 100 kwacha.
(b) 150 kwacha.
(c) 200 kwacha.
(d) 50 kwacha.

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

8. What color were the paper bills that Gilbert used to buy the dynamo for William?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

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

10. What did students call William when they saw him digging in the scrapyard?
(a) Wild man.
(b) Madman.
(c) Crazy man.
(d) Garbage man.

11. Who donated the books for the library in Wimbe Primary School.
(a) President of Malawi.
(b) Vice President of Malawi.
(c) British government.
(d) American government.

12. In Chapter 10, how much did Trywell receive for a kilo of tobacco?
(a) $1.75.
(b) 80 cents.
(c) $2.50.
(d) 95 cents.

13. How many volts did a generator produce that used a treadmill motor?
(a) 22.
(b) 36.
(c) 60.
(d) 48.

14. How deep was the shallow well at William's house?
(a) 60 feet.
(b) 40 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many holes did William bore in each windmill blade?

3. What did William use to make a flathead screwdriver?

4. In the shade of what tree did William put his windmill together?

5. After William appeared in interviews on the radio and in newspapers, how high was he able to build his windmill tower?

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