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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If someone took medicine provided by the clinic, how long would it usually take to get over a case of malaria?

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

3. How long did Agnes stay at her parents' home?

4. When William got a battery to store electricity, how long could energy be stored in the battery?

5. How long did William keep a book called Explaining Physics and study it daily?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did William want a battery?

2. Who did Dr. Mchazime bring to interview William?

3. When Tom Reilly asked William what his goals were, what did William say?

4. What pressure did William feel after his windmill was completed?

5. How would people charge their mobile phones?

6. Why wouldn't William allow his sisters to sweep or clean his room?

7. How did William's father help him indirectly as William began his windmill project?

8. How did William believe that a windmill would help him and his family?

9. Who were some of the people who came to see William's windmill in Chapter 11?

10. What did Tom Reilly do after the TED conference?

(see the answer keys)

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