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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. How holes were dug for the windmill?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

2. What did William use to make a flathead screwdriver?
(a) Bicycle spoke.
(b) File.
(c) Flattened piece of metal.
(d) Wire.

3. How much did Gilbert spend to buy nuts and bolts for William?
(a) 50 kwacha.
(b) 75 kwacha.
(c) 15 kwacha.
(d) 25 kwacha.

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

5. What English word did William want to look up when he found a book that changed his life?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Transformer.
(c) Conductor.
(d) Grapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Soyapi Mumba work?

2. What was the name of the housekeeper at the house where William stayed when he was at school?

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

4. By the end of Chapter 12, how many times a day did William have to climb his tower to fix the windmill?

5. How far from William's bedroom would the radio signal disappear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did William believe that a windmill would help him and his family?

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

6. What happened to many boys who dropped out of school?

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

8. How did Tom Reilly help William raise money?

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

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

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