The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Chapter 10 Part 1

What is the definition of the term "suds"

• a person fond of being funny or humorous

• to combine (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting

• froth made from soap and water

• currency in Malawi

• heavily loaded or weighed down

What is the definition of the term "weld?"

• a person fond of being funny or humorous

• to combine (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting

• froth made from soap and water

• currency in Malawi

• heavily loaded or weighed down

What is the definition of the term "jokester?"

• a person fond of being funny or humorous

• to combine (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting

• froth made from soap and water

• currency in Malawi

• heavily loaded or weighed down

Why couldn't William attend school?

• It was very far away from his home and his family did not have a car or a bicycle

• His family could not afford to pay for last term's fees and the current term's fees as well

• He had fallen too far behind in his studies and he failed every subject

• His family did not get along well with the Head Master

What is the definition of the term "kwacha?"

• a person fond of being funny or humorous

• to combine (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting

• froth made from soap and water

• currency in Malawi

• heavily loaded or weighed down

What is the definition of the term "laden?"

• a person fond of being funny or humorous

• to combine (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting

• froth made from soap and water

• currency in Malawi

• heavily loaded or weighed down

What was William's greatest fear?

• Ending up a poor Malawian farmer, just like his father

• Failing all of his classes at school

• Getting caught sneaking into school by the Head Master

• Another drought coming to Malawi and causing more hunger

Why did William's father feel like a "failure to his whole family?"

• He could not afford to feed them causing hunger and illness

• He could not afford to send his son and daughters to school to receive a proper education

• He could not afford medicine if someone in the family got sick

• He could not afford to send his son to school to receive a proper education

Which of the following is NOT one of the necesities that the family needs to buy?

• oil

• salt

• soap

• medicine

• bao

By Chapter 10, the famine is over and William's family can now eat regular meals.

• True

• False