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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 group that William played when he was first testing his radio station?
(a) Duck and Cover.
(b) Black Missionaries.
(c) AKING.
(d) Lark.

2. When did Michael Faraday invent the first transformer?
(a) 1797.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1831.

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

4. How far outside Arusha was the TED conference held?
(a) 30 kilometers.
(b) 20 kilometers.
(c) 15 kilometers.
(d) 25 kilometers.

5. How did William use to protect his windmill poles from termites?
(a) Covered posts with kerosene.
(b) Wrapped posts in black plastic.
(c) Put posts in plastic jugs.
(d) Set posts in concrete.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the windmill lit the light bulb, how long did William hold the lit bulb?

2. Who volunteered to be William's first investor?

3. How long were the pieces of bamboo that William wired against each windmill blade for reinforcement?

4. What English word did William want to look up when he found a book that changed his life?

5. Where was the best place for William to find materials for his windmill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What pressure did William feel after his windmill was completed?

2. Why did William want a battery?

3. How did Gerry Douglas get Malawi's medical records on computer?

4. Why wouldn't William allow his sisters to sweep or clean his room?

5. Describe how the belts worked that William used to replace the chain on his windmill.

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

7. Where did William get the wire that he needed to get lighting into his room?

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

9. How would people charge their mobile phones?

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

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