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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 long would it take for the trees that Agnes and her daughters cut to dry?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 months.

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

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

4. Where did Soyapi Mumba work?
(a) Baobab Health.
(b) Malawi Posts.
(c) Illovo Sugar.
(d) Indebank.

5. How many volts did a generator produce that used a treadmill motor?
(a) 60.
(b) 48.
(c) 36.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who donated the books for the library in Wimbe Primary School.

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

3. Who founded Baobab?

4. What part of William's body was injured when he climbed his tower to fix the chain on his windmill?

5. Where was Corneille Ewango from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Tom Reilly help William raise money?

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

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