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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In a diagram in "Explaining Physics" how many volts were transformed to 240 in a step-up transformer?
(a) 32.
(b) 48.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

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

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

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

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

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

13. How many holes did William bore in each windmill blade?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Agnes and her daughters to cut wood for cooking?

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

3. How much did William earn when a man from Kasungu needed boys to help him load wood?

4. How long would it take for the trees that Agnes and her daughters cut to dry?

5. How many volts did a generator produce that used a treadmill motor?

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