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

2. How tall was the first tree that William Geoffrey, and Gilbert chopped down for the windmill tower?
(a) 6 meters.
(b) 5 meters.
(c) 7 meters.
(d) 8 meters.

3. 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) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

5. What was the name of the housekeeper at the house where William stayed when he was at school?
(a) Anna.
(b) Millie.
(c) Becca.
(d) Nancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Baobab founded?

2. Who operated the library at Wimbe Primary School?

3. Who ran the school where William was finally accepted?

4. After a maize harvest, for how many months would there be dried cobs to burn?

5. How much did William earn when a man from Kasungu needed boys to help him load wood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did William get a dynamo for his windmill?

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

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

7. How did Tom Reilly help William raise money?

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

9. How would people charge their mobile phones?

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

(see the answer keys)

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