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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the falls in southern Malawi where the hydro plants were?

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

3. How tall was the first tree that William Geoffrey, and Gilbert chopped down for the windmill tower?

4. When Tom Reilly approached people asking them to donate money for William's projects, what would some people hand Tom?

5. How many volts did a generator produce that used a treadmill motor?

Short Essay Questions

1. When William was in Tanzania, what was similar about what he saw in that country and what he would have seen at home?

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

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

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

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

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

7. When Tom Reilly asked William what his goals were, what did William say?

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

9. Why did William want a battery?

10. How did money from donors help William help his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William commented that in farming a man can lose everything very quickly. Discuss farming in Malawi and why it was so difficult.

Essay Topic 2

William's Uncle John died. Discuss the reactions to his death.

Essay Topic 3

William referred to a famine as a time of trouble. Discuss the famine and its causes and effects.

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