The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind- Chapter 4

What month did William say was harvest time in Malawi?

• October

• May

• September

• April

How many sacks of grain did William's family harvest in the year 2000?

• 15

• 10

• 8

• 5

What did Geoffrey and William like to eat when they cleared the fields in July?

• goat meat

• roasted grasshoppers

• phala

• roasted chicken

During which year did Malawi experience a flood followed by drought?

• 1999

• 2005

• 1887

• 2000

Choose 3: Which problems did William and his family face in 2000 that led them not having enough food?

• People stole their food.

• There was a flood.

• There was a drought.

• Fertilizer was too expensive to buy.

• Grasshoppers ate all of their food.

In William's language, what is the word for the soup or porridge that is made out of corn?

• Sing'anga.

• Malwai.

• Grits.

• Nsima.

Put the events from p. 64 in the correct order (chronological order).

• William collected the old/dead maize (corn) stalks and piled them up.

• The smoke caused grasshoppers to swarm out of the piles.

• William and Geoffrey set the piles on fire.

• William and Geoffrey caught the grasshoppers in sugar bags.

• The two boys roasted the grasshoppers with salt and ate them.

"When you go to the lake, you also see the hippos."

p. 64- This African saying has the same meaning as what American saying?

• "Every cloud has a silver lining."

• "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!"

• "Treat others how you want to be treated."

• "One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

p. 65- William wakes up every morning at 4 a.m. to do farm work BEFORE he goes to school. What does this tell us about his character?

• He is RELIABLE and RESPONSIBLE.

• He HATES doing farm work.

• He loves to sleep in every morning.

• He is very HONEST and never tells lies.

What word means almost the same thing as "remnants." p. 64

• remains

• crops

• fertilizer

• waste