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

2. Where was the man from who invented a refrigerator that worked using water evaporation from sand?
(a) Zambia.
(b) Mozambique.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Ghana.

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

4. When did William attend the TED conference?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2006.

5. Who operated the library at Wimbe Primary School?
(a) Mr. Benjamin Kalagho.
(b) Mrs. Edith Sikelo.
(c) Mrs. Winnie Nyondo.
(d) Mr. David Muyila.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Tom helped William buy materials to upgrade his windmill, how many days did it take William and other workers to make the changes?

2. How many hours did it take William to bore holes in his windmill blades?

3. How many people began showing up daily to see William's windmill after it was built?

4. What color hair did Tom Rielly have?

5. What English word did William want to look up when he found a book that changed his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the place where William put his windmill together.

2. What happened to many boys who dropped out of school?

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

4. How did William and his father feel about the harvest in Chapter 10?

5. What was the library like at Wimbe Primary School?

6. How would people charge their mobile phones?

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

8. Why did William want a battery?

9. When William was in Tanzania, what was similar about what he saw in that country and what he would have seen at home?

10. How did Gerry Douglas get Malawi's medical records on computer?

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