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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. How many hours did it take William to bore holes in his windmill blades?

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

3. Who founded Baobab?

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

5. After William appeared in interviews on the radio and in newspapers, how high was he able to build his windmill tower?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did William get the wire that he needed to get lighting into his room?

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

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

6. What happened when William tested his windmill for the first time?

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

8. How would people charge their mobile phones?

9. Why did William want a battery?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Malawi had many energy problems. Discuss the energy problems in Malawi and the effects of the lack of energy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss step-up transformers and how and why William built one.

Essay Topic 3

William referred to a famine as a time of trouble. Discuss the famine and its causes and effects.

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