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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. Where did Soyapi Mumba work?

2. How far from William's bedroom would the radio signal disappear?

3. How many volts did a generator produce that used a treadmill motor?

4. How holes were dug for the windmill?

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 Tom Reilly help William raise money?

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

3. When Tom Reilly asked William what his goals were, what did William say?

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

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

6. How would people charge their mobile phones?

7. How did the word get out about William's windmills?

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

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

10. How did William believe that a windmill would help him and his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When William was a young boy, magic ruled his world. The objective of this lesson is to compare and contrast how William and his father viewed magic.

Essay Topic 2

William commented that in farming a man can lose everything very quickly. Discuss farming in Malawi and why it was so difficult.

Essay Topic 3

Along with the rains came cholera. Discuss cholera and its effects in Malawi.

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