The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Maize means:

• white corn

• distressing or heartbreaking

• not enough water in your body

• gasoline (in British English)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

2 weeks after Khamba died, tuberculosis spread throughout the country.

• True

• False, cholera spread

• False, covid spread

• False, Khamba didn't die

Threadbare means:

• distressing or heartbreaking

• a violent, circular windstorm

• shabby or poor

• intact and untouched

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Rubble means:

• distressing or heartbreaking

• to get or receive

• gasoline (in British English)

  
  

• broken bits and pieces of things

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Why did William's dad weigh himself daily?

• To see how many pounds he was losing each day.

• He wanted to be a model

• He was trying to "fatten up"

• He didn't weigh himself daily.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What did William believe in before science and reasoning?

• Magic

• Spirits

• The Bible

• Nothing

What village does the story mainly take place? 

• Malawi

• Lulongwe

• Wimbe

• Nigeria

What is the name of the country in which the book takes place?

What was Malawi’s main source of electricity?

• Nuclear energy

• Hydroelectric energy

• Solar Energy

• There was no electricity

What was the most popular food in Malawi?