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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Chapters 1-2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Khamba?
a)
William's best friend
b)
William's cousin
c)
William's dog
d)
William's teacher
2.
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
3.
Where does William live?
a)
South America
b)
Malawi
c)
South Africa
d)
Egypt
4.

How old was William when he thought he was cursed because he ate stolen gumballs?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

8

d)

4

5.

What did Uncle John die from?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Pneumonia

c)

Malaria

d)

Cancer

7.

PROLOGUE: What machine did the boy make?

a)

a bicycle

b)

a windmill

c)

a model truck

d)

a tractor

7.

PROLOGUE: What machine did the boy make?

a)

a bicycle

b)

a windmill

c)

a model truck

d)

a tractor

8.

CHAPTER 1 (pg 8 - 11): Why was William afraid of the sing'anga?

a)

He had said bad things about magic.

b)

He had eaten some bubblegum.

c)

He had not looked after the cows well.

d)

He had disobeyed his father.

9.

CHAPTER 1(pg 11 - 15): Which of the following is NOT mentioned as something a sing'anga was supposed to be able to do?

a)

raise someone from the dead

b)

shrink a woman so she could be kept in a coke bottle

c)

make dust into gold

d)

fly in a hat

10.

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

a)

witch doctor

b)

truck driver

c)

district chief

d)

teacher

11.

CHAPTER 1(pg 20 - 23): What did the boys make out shakeshake cartons, bottle caps and pieces of wire?

a)

toy windmills

b)

toy trucks

c)

radios

d)

toy dogs

12.

CHAPTER 2 (pg 36 - 44): Which picture looks most like Khamba?

a)
b)
c)
d)