CHAPTER 8 - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

What is the title of Chapter 8?

• Twenty-One Pilots

• Twenty Dimes

• Twenty Dams

• Twenty Days

What side effect of malnutrition and starvation causes body parts to bloat?

• Kwashiorkor

• Malaria

• Elephantiasis

• Dengue

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CCSS.L.7.4A

What epidemic outbreak affected the Wimbe district?

• COVID

• Cholera

• Chlorine

• Ebola

What was speculated to be the cause of human contagion of cholera?

• A man sneezed on to another person.

• A bat got cooked and eaten in an exotic meat festival.

• A man went to a funeral and caught it there, spreading it when he came back home.

• A virus broke out from quarantine.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

What is another cause of the outbreak of cholera? Choose all that apply.

• Insects getting into the latrines, then landing on human food.

• People not having clean water to drink.

• Starvation in Malawi

• Price hikes of maize

Which are the effects of cholera on humans? Select as many answers as possible.

• Severe Diarrhea

• Dehydration

• Cloudy Eyes

• Weakness

What did the people in Malawi put in their water to help prevent sickness?

• Antibiotics

• Salt

• Iodine

• Chlorine

What do Malawians call "corn on the cob"?

• Chakra

• Chikwhapu

• Dowe

• Dale

What signifies twenty days for William and his family?

• Twenty days until crops are ready for harvest time

• Twenty days until sprouts come out

• Twenty days until rations from the government are distributed

• Twenty days until they eat again

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Was William's family able to eat a full meal again after harvesting their maize?

• Yes

• No