The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Chapter 10)

True or False? At the start of Chapter 10, William returns to school, only to find that he has to leave due to an unpaid tuition.

• True

• False

In Chapter 10, what became Williams's education?

• church

• the scrapyard

• a prestigious secondary school in the capital

• the local bar

How does William finish the windmill?

• He and Gilbert find the perfect part in the scrapyard, an old Chevy motor.

• He and Gilbert buy a bicycle dynamo for 200 kwacha.

• William digs up an old dynamo from the 1920's.

• William makes a dynamo with a bunch of old cell phones.

Who is the biggest supporter of William?

• his sister

• his mother

• his father

• his teacher

CHAPTER 10 (pg 163 - 171): Why did William's father feel he'd failed his family?

• He couldn't pass his exams.

• He couldn't pay William's school fees.

• He was leaving William's mother.

• He was too short

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CHAPTER 10 (pg 171 - 179): Why did William's mother get worried about him?

• Because he was so thin.

• Because he wasn't going to school.

• Because he spent all day at the scrapyard.

• Because he only listened to the radio all day.

Why did the people in the village call William, "misala," when they saw him with all of his garbage?

• They thought he smelled bad.

• They thought he was crazy.

• They thought he was brilliant.

• They thought he was sick.

What did William negotiate with his father for?

• a raise on his allowance

• permission to go on a date

• permission to use his bicycle

• extra money to pay his school fees

Why did William seek out the services of Mister Godstein?

• He wanted him to pray for him and his family.

• He needed some of the parts for the windmill welded.

• He knew Mister Godstein would offer him a job.

• Mister Godstein would teach him all that he needed to know.

Not only did Gilbert help William acquire a dynamo for the windmill, he also helped purchase...

• screws, nuts, and bolts

• the wood for the frame

• propeller blades

• lunch to celebrate