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CHAPTER 8 - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of Chapter 8?

a)

Twenty-One Pilots

b)

Twenty Dimes

c)

Twenty Dams

d)

Twenty Days

2.

What side effect of malnutrition and starvation causes body parts to bloat?

a)

Kwashiorkor

b)

Malaria

c)

Elephantiasis

d)

Dengue

3.

What epidemic outbreak affected the Wimbe district?

a)

COVID

b)

Cholera

c)

Chlorine

d)

Ebola

4.

What was speculated to be the cause of human contagion of cholera?

a)

A man sneezed on to another person.

b)

A bat got cooked and eaten in an exotic meat festival.

c)

A man went to a funeral and caught it there, spreading it when he came back home.

d)

A virus broke out from quarantine.

5.

What is another cause of the outbreak of cholera? Choose all that apply.

a)

Insects getting into the latrines, then landing on human food.

b)

People not having clean water to drink.

c)

Starvation in Malawi

d)

Price hikes of maize

6.

Which are the effects of cholera on humans? Select as many answers as possible.

a)

Severe Diarrhea

b)

Dehydration

c)

Cloudy Eyes

d)

Weakness

7.

What did the people in Malawi put in their water to help prevent sickness?

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Salt

c)

Iodine

d)

Chlorine

8.

What do Malawians call "corn on the cob"?

a)

Chakra

b)

Chikwhapu

c)

Dowe

d)

Dale

9.

What signifies twenty days for William and his family?

a)

Twenty days until crops are ready for harvest time

b)

Twenty days until sprouts come out

c)

Twenty days until rations from the government are distributed

d)

Twenty days until they eat again

10.

Was William's family able to eat a full meal again after harvesting their maize?

a)

Yes

b)

No