The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind -Final Quiz

Who is Khamba?

• William's best friend
• William's cousin
• William's dog
• William's teacher

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

William described Malawi as the "Warm Heart of Africa" to show 

• that it is in the center of Africa
• the personalities of and the relationships among the people there
• that it is the major food supplier for the continent
• that it is where the government resides

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How did William get his knives?

• They were his grandfather's, passed down to William from his father.
• He made them from iron sheets, plastic bags, and nails.
• Geoffrey gave them to him as a gift. 
• He found them in the marketplace and felt guilty about taking them. 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What occupation did most Malawian men pursue?

• Welder.

• Trader.

• Mill wright.

• Farming.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why was it so important for William to pass his final exams and advance to secondary school (middle school)?

• He wanted to continue his schooling to study in a special science program
• he wanted to avoid the hard work of farm life
• He wanted to study to go to America
• He needed money

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What did Geoffrey and William like to eat when they cleared the fields in July?

• goat meat

• roasted grasshoppers

• phala

• roasted chicken

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CHAPTER 5 (pg 69 - 74) What did people eat as Malawi ran out of maize?

• gaga (the outside parts of the maize - used for bird food)

• green mangoes

• the family goats

• gaga, green mangoes & family goats

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CHAPTER 7: How does Khamba die?

• William hits him on the head with a big stone.

• William drowns him in the dambo.

• William ties him to a tree and leaves him to starve.

• He dies of old age.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CHAPTER 9 (pg 146 - 150): What did William realize he could have if he had electricity from a windmill?

• light

• pumped water

• freedom

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CHAPTER 9 (pg 150 - 155): What was the hardest thing for William to get to make his windmill?

• the blades

• wire

• a dynamo

• a bamboo pole

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1