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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Trywell take Agnes when she got a bad case of Malaria?
(a) Kafukula.
(b) Mtunthama.
(c) Rhumpi.
(d) Zomba.

6. By the end of Chapter 12, how many times a day did William have to climb his tower to fix the windmill?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

8. What was the name of the group that William played when he was first testing his radio station?
(a) Lark.
(b) Duck and Cover.
(c) Black Missionaries.
(d) AKING.

9. Who volunteered to be William's first investor?
(a) John Gage.
(b) Jay Walker.
(c) John Doert.
(d) Tom Reilly.

10. Who was the first person who gave William a belt from a milling machine?
(a) Charity.
(b) Geoffrey.
(c) Old man in the trading center.
(d) William's uncle.

11. What was the one day of the week when no trucks stopped at the ChiPiKU store? .
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday
(d) Tuesday.

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

13. How many meters of wire did William get from Charity?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

14. How far did Dr. Mchazime have to drive to Wimbe?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the speed of the windmill blades and the voltage increase after William increased the height of his windmill tower?

2. How long did it take William to dig up an old pipe that had been buried under an old bathhouse?

3. What was the name of the relative whose phone William charged the first time he charged a mobile phone?

4. What was the wingspan of William's blade system?

5. What was the name of the man who did welding?

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