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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How much did the windmill frame weigh?
(a) 85 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) About 100 pounds.
(d) About 90 pounds.

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

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

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

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

9. How much did the speed of the windmill blades and the voltage increase after William increased the height of his windmill tower?
(a) Three times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Half again as much.
(d) Double.

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

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

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

13. 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) 2 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

14. Who ran the school where William was finally accepted?
(a) Baptist missionaries.
(b) Presbyterian missionaries.
(c) Methodist missionaries.
(d) Catholic missionaries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Gilbert spend to buy nuts and bolts for William?

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

3. When did Agnes go to visit her parents?

4. How far did Dr. Mchazime have to drive to Wimbe?

5. When Tom Reilly approached people asking them to donate money for William's projects, what would some people hand Tom?

(see the answer keys)

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