QUIZ: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Chapters 1-13
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Comprehension Questions
What was William's greatest fear? *
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William's sister asks William what happens if the wind stop's blowing.  He replies, "The light will go off." What is his solution to this problem? *
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Why did William tell his friends that his father paid but that he forgot the receipt? *
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What was William's fear having non-insulated wires powering the bulb in his room? *
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What did William's play try to educate people about? *
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1. What character trait caused William to begin taking apart radios and learning about science? *
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What is the first electronic that is powered by the small windmill? *
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Who said the following: "If we all invent something and put it to work, we can change Malawi." *
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 Fill in the blank.  "More and more, going to the ____________ began to replace going to school." *
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How did Khamba die? *
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Who is Khamba? *
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Why do many children die of something as simple as diarrhea? *
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What is the condition that many Malawi suffered from which is caused by the lack of protein in the diet and results in the arms, legs, and bellies of those suffering to fill with fluid blisters and become fat? *
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Why did the hungry people who had turned to eating gaga start getting sick? *
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Who is Mister Godsten? *
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"The machine groaned against the breeze, as if begging me to release it."  What type of figurative language is found in the sentence above. *
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What was William's primary goal for the windmill? *
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William's language, Chichewa, doesn't have a word for windmill.  Instead, he used the phrase "magesti a mphepo," which means what? *
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"I kept returning to the library every week even though I had no ideas if or when I'd ever return to school"  This quote shows William's *
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 In chapter 11, what happened to William's father's radio? *
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