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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 time was recess at the secondary school that Gilbert attended?

2. How many people began showing up daily to see William's windmill after it was built?

3. How many holes did William bore in each windmill blade?

4. How did William use to protect his windmill poles from termites?

5. What color hair did Tom Rielly have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What setbacks did Dr. Mchazime have as a boy?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Gerry Douglas get Malawi's medical records on computer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

William shared good times and bad times in his autobiography. Discuss the overall mood of the book.

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