The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Chapter 4

What is 'nsima'?

• a type of drink

• maize flour and hot water

• a type of maize

• William's sister

How long does maize crop take to grow?

• a year

• a month

• 3 months

• a week

Why do Geoffrey and William collect grasshoppers?

• so they don't eat all the maize crops

• to make them race

• to roast and eat with salt

• to use in an invention

What did the new president (Bakali Muluzi) do that had a negative impact on maize farmers?

• He banned electricity

• He banned maize farming

• He started importing maize from other countries because it was much cheaper

• Increased the price of fertilizer, as he didn't believe it was the government's job to help farmers.

On page 62, 'Maize is as important as the water we drink' is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

Which of the following did not contribute to the crop failure at the end of the chapter?

• flooding

• drought

• the price of fertilizer

• no farmers

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