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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only meat that William's family had to eat sometimes?

2. When did President Banda retire?

3. What did members of Uncle John's church sing when they went to his house and stayed all night and the next day?

4. In Chapter 6, how much tobacco were the Kamkwambas able to plant?

5. How many pails of grain could be gotten from a bag of grain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did William persuade the headmaster at school to allow him to attend school even though William didn't have the proper footwear?

2. Why did Trywell hand over John's business to John's first-born son?

3. What would William and Geoffrey use as a power source when they were fixing radios?

4. What happened when Trywell went to the bank in Kasungu to withdraw his last savings?

5. How did William and his friends make toy trucks?

6. Describe the hole that was dug for coffins.

7. How did William's family celebrate Christmas before the famine?

8. How did farming change after President Banda retired?

9. How did William's parents meet?

10. What did Trywell tell William they would do about those who stole the Kamkwamba's crops?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 2006, people outside Wimbe discovered William and his windmill. Discuss how William and his windmill were discovered by the outside world.

Essay Topic 2

William would never have been able to get his windmill started without the help of his friends. Discuss how William's friends helped him with the windmill project.

Essay Topic 3

William's greatest fear was that he would end up like his father. Discuss why William feared becoming like his father.

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