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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 outside Arusha was the TED conference held?
(a) 25 kilometers.
(b) 30 kilometers.
(c) 15 kilometers.
(d) 20 kilometers.

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

3. With the dynamo, how many volts did the windmill produce?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 32.
(d) 24.

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

5. What did William use to make a flathead screwdriver?
(a) File.
(b) Bicycle spoke.
(c) Flattened piece of metal.
(d) Wire.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of Chapter 12, how many times a day did William have to climb his tower to fix the windmill?

2. How many meters of wire did William get from Charity?

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

4. How many years after William first had his idea for the windmill did he speak at the TED conference?

5. What was the name of the group that William played when he was first testing his radio station?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how the belts worked that William used to replace the chain on his windmill.

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

5. How did Tom Reilly help William raise money?

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

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

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

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

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

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