The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Chapters 4-6

How long does it take for maize to grow?

• 1 year

• 6 Months

• 5 Years

• 35 Days

How many bags to William and his father manage to harvest that year during the drought?

• 5

• 10

• 0

• 15

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

What did Geoffrey and William like to eat when they cleared the fields in July?

• Corn

• Seeds

• Roasted grasshopper

• Apples

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

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CCSS.RL.5.3

What did William's father sell?

• Flour

• Their house

• The chickens

• Their food

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What meal did William have to skip first

• Lunch

• Breakfast

• Dinner

• He didn't

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What would people do to make money?

• Sell their belongings

• Their house

• Nothing

• Their car

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What does the word, "ganyu" mean?

• Day labor

• Food

• Walking

• Nsima

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CCSS.RI.6.4

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Why was William called out by Mister Phiri on the first day of school?

• He went to the wrong school

• He didn't have the right color shirt

• He was wearing sandals

• 
  He forgot his supplies

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Why were people getting sick from the food (gaga) at the trading center?

• They weren't

• It was rotten

• It was mixed with dog food

• It was mixed with sawdust

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10