The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Chapters 9-11

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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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