The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Maize means:

• white corn

• distressing or heartbreaking

• not enough water in your body

• gasoline (in British English)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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2 weeks after Khamba died, tuberculosis spread throughout the country.

• True

• False, cholera spread

• False, covid spread

• False, Khamba didn't die

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Threadbare means:

• distressing or heartbreaking

• a violent, circular windstorm

• shabby or poor

• intact and untouched

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Rubble means:

• distressing or heartbreaking

• to get or receive

• gasoline (in British English)

  
  

• broken bits and pieces of things

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why did William's dad weigh himself daily?

• To see how many pounds he was losing each day.

• He wanted to be a model

• He was trying to "fatten up"

• He didn't weigh himself daily.

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What did William believe in before science and reasoning?

• Magic

• Spirits

• The Bible

• Nothing

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What village does the story mainly take place? 

• Malawi

• Lulongwe

• Wimbe

• Nigeria

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the name of the country in which the book takes place?

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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What was Malawi’s main source of electricity?

• Nuclear energy

• Hydroelectric energy

• Solar Energy

• There was no electricity

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What was the most popular food in Malawi?