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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years after William first had his idea for the windmill did he speak at the TED conference?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

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

5. What part of William's body was injured when he climbed his tower to fix the chain on his windmill?
(a) Knuckles.
(b) Cheek.
(c) Knee.
(d) Forearm.

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

7. How tall was the first tree that William Geoffrey, and Gilbert chopped down for the windmill tower?
(a) 8 meters.
(b) 6 meters.
(c) 5 meters.
(d) 7 meters.

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

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

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

11. When was Baobab founded?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2002.

12. Who founded Baobab?
(a) Gerry Douglas.
(b) Andy Bryant.
(c) Will Robertson.
(d) David Mortinsen.

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

14. How much did William earn when a man from Kasungu needed boys to help him load wood?
(a) 100 kwacha.
(b) 50 kwacha.
(c) 200 kwacha.
(d) 300 kwacha.

15. How many days after the second term of school started were school fees due?
(a) 12 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 10 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the housekeeper at the house where William stayed when he was at school?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what school was advertised on the radio?

3. How many turns did a secondary coil of a step-up transformer have in a diagram?

4. How much did Gilbert spend to buy a dynamo?

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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