"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" Ch 1-5 Reading Check

Front

In William's culture, people primarily believe in ______ as their source for help explaining the unknown: Science, Magic, Weather, Greek Mythology

Back

Magic

Front

What does William's father do for a living?

Back

Farms and harvests maize crop

Front

Why was William afraid of the sing'anga?

Back

He had eaten some stolen bubblegum.

Front

After William tries some of the Sing'anga's magic potion, what does he do next?

Back

Picks a fight with a stranger

Front

What was Gilbert's father's job?

Back

district chief

Front

What is true about William's school, Wimbe Primary?

Back

All of the above: They would often have school outside under shade trees, their bathrooms were holes in the ground outside, and they had dirt floors.

Front

How did William and Gilbert begin to discover science?

Back

They took radios apart to see how they worked.

Front

What did William first use to understand how to harness electricity?

Back

A bicycle dynamo

Front

Where does most of the electricity in Malawi come from?

Back

generated from turbines in a river

Front

When the famine started, what did William's father suggest they do to survive?

Back

Make and sell all of their food in the market