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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. Once the windmill lit the light bulb, how long did William hold the lit bulb?

2. When did President Muluzi step down?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what school was advertised on the radio?

4. How holes were dug for the windmill?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did William want a battery?

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

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

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

5. How did William try to make biogas?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

William's Uncle John died. Discuss the reactions to his death.

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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