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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What character trait caused William to begin taking apart radios and learning about science?
a)
Determination
b)
Humility
c)
Impulsiveness
d)
Curiosity
2.
Who is Khamba?
a)
William's best friend
b)
William's cousin
c)
William's dog
d)
William's teacher
3.
What was different about William's dad?
a)
He did not work
b)
He loved and cared for his many sons
c)
He was a businessman
d)
He did not believe in magic, but believed in God
4.

What occupation did most Malawian men pursue?

a)

Welder.

b)

Trader.

c)

Mill wright.

d)

Farming.

5.
Why was it so important for William to pass his final exams and advance to secondary school (middle school)?
a)
He wanted to continue his schooling to study in a special science program
b)
he wanted to avoid the hard work of farm life
c)
He wanted to study to go to America
d)
He needed money
6.
Why was William reprimanded by Mister Phiri on the first day of school?
a)
He had a stained shirt.
b)
He was talking out of turn.
c)
He had on sandals.
d)
He got into a fight.
7.
Why does William not return to school at the end of chapter 6?
a)
He cannot afford it.
b)
He is too hungry.
c)
His has to work in the farm with his dad.
d)
There is disease that is spreading.
8.
How did Khamba die?
a)
He was killed for meat.
b)
He became ill from disease.
c)
He died of old age.
d)
He was left in the field.
9.
What illness spread throughout Malawi?
a)
Dysentery
b)
Influenza
c)
Cholera
10.
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?
a)
Kamkwamba
b)
Diabetes
c)
Kwashiorkor
11.

CHAPTER 5 (pg 89 - 98): What did William NOT eat during the famine?

a)

flying ants

b)

nsima

c)

goat skin

d)

his pet dog Khamba

12.

CHAPTER 5 (pg 74 - 83): What meal did the Kampkwamba family decide they would still eat each day?

a)

only breakfast

b)

only lunch

c)

only dinner

d)

all of them

13.

CHAPTER 5 (pg 69 - 74) What did people eat as Malawi ran out of maize?

a)

gaga (the outside parts of the maize - used for bird food)

b)

green mangoes

c)

the family goats

d)

gaga, green mangoes & family goats

14.

CHAPTER 4: Which of the following did NOT contribute to the low maize harvest in 2000?

a)

grasshoppers eating the crop

b)

expensive fertilizer

c)

flooding

d)

drought

15.

CHAPTER 3: How did William and Gilbert begin to explore science?

a)

the listened to radio programmes about science

b)

the took radios apart to see how they worked

c)

they read books about science

d)

the asked a sing'anga

16.

CHAPTER 1 (pg 28 - 35) True or False; Shabari taught William that magic doesn't work?

a)

true

b)

false

17.

CHAPTER 1 (pg 15 - 19): What was Gilbert's father's job?

a)

witch doctor

b)

truck driver

c)

district chief

d)

teacher

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