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

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

3. Who donated the books for the library in Wimbe Primary School.
(a) President of Malawi.
(b) British government.
(c) Vice President of Malawi.
(d) American government.

4. When did Michael Faraday invent the first transformer?
(a) 1831.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1797.
(d) 1898.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How deep was the shallow well at William's house?

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

4. Where was the best place for William to find materials for his windmill?

5. When was Baobab founded?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did William want a battery?

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

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

4. How did the word get out about William's windmills?

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

6. How did William try to make biogas?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 9, how did William waste time in the trading center?

8. Why was it difficult for William to read on his own books from the library?

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

10. How did money from donors help William help his family?

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