Deep Study of Character (practice quiz)

Deep Study of Character (practice quiz)

Read the following excerpt from "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"

This will help you answer the following question.

Now, read a second excerpt from "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"

Remember- this will help you answer the question the follows.

Multiple Choice

Think about both excerpts. Why did many Malawian's have a difficult time accepting William's invention?

• They were jealous of his accomplishments and wanted to invent something themselves.

• The Chief of Wimbe told Malawian's to not accept the invention and that it was not good.

• They wanted something better than William's windmill.

• They did not understand the science of it; it challenged their status quo of magic.

Read the following excerpt from "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"

There is only one passage this time- it will help you answer the following question!

Multiple Select

Which words precisely describe William in this excerpt? Select the BEST three words.

• Determined

• Respectful

• Fair

• Optimistic

• Concerned

Multiple Choice

You just thought about why William and the villagers believed in magic. Based on this belief, the reader can infer that William is_______

• Intelligent

• Resourceful

• Naïve

• Hardworking

Multiple Choice

Which best describes why William and those in his village believed in magic?

• Malawian's were isolated from the rest of the world with very little education, so magic was the only explanation.

• Malawian's rejected technology because they felt it was evil.

• William's dad believed in magic, so he did too.

• Magic was the traditional teachings in Wimbe Primary School, so it was what everyone believed.

Multiple Choice

This question has a part A and a part B. You'll use your answer from this question to help you with the next.

Part A:

Which of the following best shows how Malawians respond as the drought causes problems in the village?

• They did nothing and blamed no one.

• They started by blaming magic/evil forces and after the government sold their emergency maize, they began to panic which caused chaos.

• They remained calm and killed their animals.

• The villagers began to build water systems, like the windmill, so their crops would not die and they would be able to continue feeding their families.

Multiple Select

Part B:

Think about your answer to part A. What pressure does this response from the villagers create for William that he didn't have at the start of the book? Select THREE!

• pressure of starvation

• pressure of having school work exams

• pressure of not having money

• social pressure from family and friends

• pressure to be perfect

Multiple Choice

This question has a part A and a part B.

Part A:

Which piece of text evidence demonstrates a scene where William shows an unlikeable side to his character?

• "In order to graduated from Wimbe Primary and advance to secondary school, I had to pass a test. And it was a hard test."

• "My neighbors in the trading center seemed happy to enjoy their cars and CS player without explanation, but not me... Of all the things to be curious about, what intrigued "me most were dynamos.

• "My knuckles brightened with blood. For each one, Shabani pinched a little powder and rubbed it into the cuts. The medicine stung like 100 bees. Once he finished both hands, I exhaled with relief."

Multiple Select

Part B:

Identify two different pressures acting on William that caused him to act in an unlikeable way from the scene you picked in Part A. Choose TWO.

• Being made fun of, or getting bullied

• Being hungry or not having enough food.

• William's family pushing him to be successful, or the high standards his parents had on him.

• His belief in magic, or believing the stories his family has told him.

• Wanting to be the best, or top of his class.

Read the following passage from "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" and answer the questions that follow.

Think about the connotation of the underlined words.

Multiple Choice

The underlined words in the excerpt you just read have a _____ connotation associated with them.

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

Read the following excerpts from "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"

You will need to pay attention to the mood of each passage. HINT: the mood shifts from one scene to the next!

Excerpt A

Excerpt B

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST shows how the mood of the setting shifted between the two different excerpts?

• The setting shifts from being very a intense and emotional scene where William feels like he won't amount to anything but a poor farmer. However, in the second scene, the mood shifts when he creates electricity from scraps having no more than a 7th grade education.

• The setting shifts from being depressed in the first scene to content in the second scene. However, in the second scene William was content that he no longer went to school and found a different way to use his time when he was not studying.

Multiple Choice

This text evidence shows a shift in the setting from chapters 5-8 to chapters 9-11.

Select the shift in mood/atmosphere.

"Others has gone so many days without eating, the first bellyfull of food sent thier bodies into fatal shock. One woman stepped over two dead men..." to "In the trading center, people began to smile and talk about the future. As the district slowly reclaimed its energy, students at Kachokolo returned to school to resume their studies."

• Desperate to hopeful

• Content to saddened

• Excited to depressed