WorksheetsThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Chapters 9-11
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why did William not go to school when all of the other students returned?
His father died and he had to stay home to help his mother.
He was working on his hunting skills so that his family would have food to eat.
His family did not have the money to pay the fees for school.
He decided that he did not want to go to school anymore.
In the beginning of Chapter 9, with what did Gilbert offer to help William?
Planting the maize for his family so that they would have food
The independent study that would keep William’s brain from becoming soft
Putting Khamba out of his misery
Planting the blue gum pole for his hammock
Two of the books that William checked out from the library were Explaining Physics and Integrated Science. Why was the physics book more difficult than the Integrated Science book, and how did William overcome this?
The physics book was written in English, but William had Gilbert help him with the words.
The science book was written in the native language of Malawi, so it was easy for him.
William never had a problem with either of these books, but the geography was hard.
The physics book had long complicated words, but it had pictures so he could figure it out.
How did the book Using Energy change William’s life?
He read about how magnets could help him make electricity in this book.
In this book he learned about why science was positive.
This is the book where William learned about the power of windmills.
This was the book that explained the power of the dynamo.
How did William get a generator to power his experimental windmill?
He loaded trucks at CHiPiKU to make money to buy it.
He sold some of his mother’s cakes so that he could afford one.
He had some spares from when he and his friends repaired radios for fun.
He took it out of Geoffrey’s Panasonic that he used when working in the fields.
Where did William get many of the parts to build the windmill?
They were ordered through the library where he got the windmill book.
They were ordered through the library where he got the windmill book.
Gilbert went to town at night and stole them.
Geoffrey paid for all of the parts.
At the beginning of Chapter 10, William’s father gives William money to buy a book and two pencils, and his mother purchases a new bar of soap. How does William react to this?
He becomes anxious over his parents spending this much money on him.
He feels reassured and excited that his parents will now be able to afford to send him back to school.
He becomes upset because he knows that Gilbert will be unable to return to school with him.
He begins bragging to the older school boys about his new supplies.
After being unable to pay his fees, William sneaks around and hides during roll call in order to secretly stay in school for a few weeks. How does this make him feel?
Excited by the thrill of hiding
Extremely nervous
Angry because he can’t just go for free
Confident that he will get away with it for the remainder of the year
Why does the fact that William is a boy make it feel worse that he cannot attend school?
An education is a boy’s only opportunity to escape poverty here
Girls never attend school in Malawi
Every boy in William’s family has managed to graduate with an education, until now
Most girls wait until later in their lives to continue their schooling, but boys go to school while they’re young
While looking for parts for his project, William pretends that he is a great mechanic, and imagines helping his employees fix a car. What character trait does this most display?
Determination to succeed
Immaturity
Loyalty
Intelligence
What did William figure out when he blew up his dad’s radio?
That the radio receiver was broken
That the dynamo was flooding the radio with too much voltage
That wind energy doesn’t convert to radio energy
That he would have to start all over again and find a new dynamo
Which is one of the ways that Gilbert proves he is a great friend?
Even though his dad had paid, he refused to go to school so that he could keep William company.
When he had money, he gave it William money to pay for the creation of the windmill.
He would never discuss William with all of the other students who bad-mouthed him.
He convinced his dad to apply for government funding for William’s project.
Which word best describes the way the crowd reacted to the windmill when it worked?
They were jealous and resentful.
They were angry and bitter.
They were excited and curious.
They were relaxed and reassuring.
How did the light William installed in his room change his typical routine?
It meant that he could stay up past dark and read.
It meant that he could save his chores for the night and read all day.
It meant that he had to fold laundry in his room at night.
It meant that all of his sisters came into his room after dark and bothered him.
