How did Khamba die?

• He was killed for meat.
• He became ill from disease.
• He died of old age.
• He was left in the field.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What illness spread throughout Malawi?

• Dysentery
• Influenza
• Cholera

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the condition that many Malawi suffered from which is caused by the lack of protein in the diet and results in the arms, legs, and bellies of those suffering to fill with fluid and become fat?

• Kamkwamba
• Diabetes
• Kwashiorkor

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

After the famine, the first thing that William and his family eat is dowe.  Dowe is...

• green maize, eaten like corn on the cob.
• pumpkin leaves
• boiled goat skin

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

"The fat green blowflies swarmed out like a Biblical plague and smashed into your head and face."
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?

• metaphor
• simile
• personification

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

William and his family break their famine with dowe, which is...

• green maize, eaten like corn on the cob
• nsima porridge
• boiled goat skin

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What book changed William's life?

• Using Energy
• Malawi Junior Integrated Science
• Explaining Physics

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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.RL.K.6

What is the first electronic that is powered by the small windmill?

• a water pump
• a light bulb
• a radio

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which inference is best supported by the phrase “Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope” in the excerpt’s title?

• A. The author has more interest in inspiring his countrymen than he does in developing new power sources.

• B. The discovery of windmills could change the way science is taught in Malawi.

• C. The windmills have the potential to provide an escape from poverty.

• D. The people of Malawi believe their standard of living can be improved through prayer.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following best explains why the author spends so much time in the library?

• A. He and Gilbert go just because they enjoy pestering Mrs. Sikelo.

• B. He enjoys reading and needs extra time to sort through the disorganized books.

• C. It is the only public place in his region of Malawi that has adequate lighting and heating.

• D. He has hopes of one day arranging all the books in the library alphabetically.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2