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WorksheetsChapter 1 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the main idea of chapter one?
who were the Sing'anga in the story?
They were the witch dancers that cured sickness
They were the people who dressed for a ceremony
They were the story tellers in the town
They were the witch doctors that cast spells and cured illness
What was the major profession in Malawi?
How did William, the author, describe his poverty?
Why did the people that lived in Malawi resort to using witch doctors?
Why did the people in the village William lived believe in magic and folktales to explain many things?
They wanted to scare the children
They were uneducated and did not know anything else
They thought it was funny
They wanted to be in control
Why did the Gule Wamkulu (magical dancers) scare William the most?
They wore scary outfits and burned down houses
When they danced they shook the Earth and caused the people of the village to die
They were spirits of their dead ancestors that looked for boys to take back to the graveyard
They were always terrorizing children with their evil chants
Why did the boys with the big sack make the comment, " He looks pathetic," when they saw William, and what did they give him?
What was William afraid would happen to him when he heard the trader who lost the bag was going to see the the Sing'anga ?
What was William's father's reaction when William said he ate the gum, and, what did his father do?
Why did the gum trader laugh as he said, "William who knows what was in store for you?"
What were some of the horrible things William heard the Sing'anga would do to children?
How did William's father comfort him when he screamed out in fear at night for his father?
What and where was the local "video show" in the story and what exciting things did the children see there?
What did William use for a soccer ball?
Why did William and his 2 friends want to go to the trading center in Wimbe so badly?
What did the boys use to make the toy trucks?
What did William say was Mangolomera was and why did he want it?
After William received the Magolomera in his skin how did he test it out to see if he had superhuman strength?
What was the moment that William finally realized that magic is not real and only facts and reason were true?
Did the other boys think William was a good player when the other boys called him,"Kayira" How do you know?
