The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Where did William Kamkwamba live?

• Nigeria

• Kenya

• Malawi

• Tanzania

• Zambia

What did William dream of doing at night?

• Becoming a farmer

• Building and fixing things

• Dancing and singing

• Traveling to America

• Playing football

What problem did William’s family face due to lack of rain?

• Their cattle died

• They had no money for clothes

• The maize fields turned into dust

• The school closed permanently

• Their house collapsed

What decision did William’s father make during the famine?

• Move to another village

• Eat one meal per day

• Sell all their animals

• Send William abroad

• Buy food from the city

Why did William have to drop out of school?

• He disliked studying

• He was too sick

• His father forced him to work in the field

• His family had no money

• He wanted to invent things

What inspired William in the library?

• Novels about farming

• Religious books

• Science books with pictures

• Fairy tales

• History of Malawi

What materials did William collect from the junkyard?

• A bicycle, bottle caps, pipes, and a generator

• Books, pencils, and radios

• Clothes, shoes, and bags

• Seeds, fertilizer, and water pumps

• Wooden planks and ropes

How did the villagers react when William collected junk?

• They encouraged him

• They helped him immediately

• They laughed and called him crazy

• They ignored him completely

• They gave him money

What was the first result of William’s windmill?

• It pumped water to the fields

• It generated electricity for a bulb

• It produced food directly

• It created rain

• It powered a tractor

What did William realize about the strongest magic of all?

• Magic of ghosts

• Magic of money

• Magic of food

• Magic of electric wind

• Magic of friendship