TBWHTW Ch. 7-11 Review

TBWHTW Ch. 7-11 Review

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7. What do Khamba and William try to do for food?

• grow corn

• sell radios

• hunt

• wait for his parents to bring food

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What is William trying to ignore about Khamba?

• he's sick from starvation

• he ran away

• he's doing better in the famine than humans

• he isn't ignoring Khamba

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What does William feel he must do concerning Khamba?

• continue going to school

• let Khamba to die so he's not suffering anymore

• sell Khamba to another family who can feed him

• send Khamba to Canada

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How does William feel about what happened to Khamba?

• He doesn't feel bad because it's just a dog.

• He forgot what happened.

• He feels that he lost a good friend.

• He didn't go through with it.

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What is Cholera?

• a disease that killed hundreds during the famine

• an infectious disease that causes severe diarrhea

• a disease usually found in contaminated food and water

• all of the above

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Due to starvation, what does Geoffrey temporarily lose?

• his mind

• his home

• his eyesight

• his hearing

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In Ch. 8, what brings the family hope?

• the government gives them corn

• the U.S. brings some supplies

• their crops are growing and surviving

• nothing

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What positive thing happens at the end of Ch.8?

• their corn is ready, so they have food again

• William can return to school

• they get a new goat

• they win the lottery

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Why can't William return to school?

• the school is closed

• he doesn't want to return

• his father can't afford the payment

• he's too young

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Where does William continue his learning?

• the town center

• the cornfield

• at home with his mom

• the library

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Based on the quote, what word best descibes William; "I spent hours that morning sitting on the floor, flipping through pages and marvling at pictures."

• angry

• curious

• lazy

• energetic

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Why does William go to the library?

• because he's bored

• Gilbert wants to go

• his mom makes him go

• he wants to continue learning

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William finds a book called Using Energy that features windmills. What does the book inspire him to do?

• travel to America

• build toys

• build a windmill

• practice his English

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Why does William want to build a windmill?

• to see if he can build one

• to give his home electricity and to be able to pump water

• the government is forcing him to build one

• he's bored at home

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What does William's father try to do for William?

• get him back into school

• get him a new dog

• give him a break from his sisters

• buy him books

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Why does William's father feel he failed William? "That night he told my mother he'd failed his only son."

• He didn't teach enough about how to be a farmer.

• He's disappointed William spends so much time in the lbrary.

• He failed to get William back into school. If William got an education, then he might have a better life as an adult.

• He doesn't spend enought time with Willaim.

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Wha does William's father give his blessing and encouragement for Willima to do?

• to travel

• to work

• to play professional soccer

• to build a windmill

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What time of year was even better than Christmas for William's family?

• Halloween

• Harvest time

• Independence Day

• Rainy season

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How do the villagers react to seeing William at the scrapyard?

• They call him crazy because he should be working or in school.

• They help him find items.

• They ignore him.

• They don't know he's building anything.

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The villagers say William's misala. What does "misala" mean?

• happy

• loved one

• crazy

• scary

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What does WIlliam use to build the windmill?

• parts ordered from the U.S.

• things he finds at the scrapyard like tractor and bicyle parts

• his dad gives him metal to use

• tree branches and plastic bags

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What happened to his dad's radio?

• It fell out the window.

• It blew up from the windmill's voltage being too powerful.

• It worked well with the windmill.

• His dad hid it, so they wouldn't play with it.

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What does William have to do to get some parts for the windmill?

• beg

• work

• get his dad to help

• sing

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Does the windmill work?

• yes

• no

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"God has blessed you," one said, "You have a child who can perform wonders;" how do the villagers feel about William after the windmill.

• They still think he's crazy.

• They're not impressed.

• They realize they were wrong about him and are now impressed.

• They are mad that he's changing their way of life.