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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the book that William said changed his life?
(a) Integrated Science.
(b) Science and Energy.
(c) Using Energy.
(d) Exploring Physics.

2. How many years after William first had his idea for the windmill did he speak at the TED conference?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

3. Where was Corneille Ewango from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Tanzania.
(d) Congo.

4. How much was Shore Rubber paying for old women's rubber shoes?
(a) Quarter pound of tobacco.
(b) Half kilo of salt.
(c) 50 kwacha.
(d) 1 bag of maize.

5. How far did Dr. Mchazime have to drive to Wimbe?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did William keep a book called Explaining Physics and study it daily?

2. How long did it take Agnes and her daughters to cut wood for cooking?

3. What was the wingspan of William's blade system?

4. How many turns did the primary coil of a step-up transformer have in a diagram?

5. How many page results came up on Google for the word "windmill"?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 9, how did William waste time in the trading center?

2. How did the word get out about William's windmills?

3. How did William's father help him indirectly as William began his windmill project?

4. Describe the place where William put his windmill together.

5. Who were some of the people who came to see William's windmill in Chapter 11?

6. Who did Dr. Mchazime bring to interview William?

7. How would people charge their mobile phones?

8. What did Tom Reilly do after the TED conference?

9. How did William get a dynamo for his windmill?

10. What happened when William tested his windmill for the first time?

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