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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. After a maize harvest, for how many months would there be dried cobs to burn?

2. Who ran the school where William was finally accepted?

3. When William got a battery to store electricity, how long could energy be stored in the battery?

4. How far outside Arusha was the TED conference held?

5. How holes were dug for the windmill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the library like at Wimbe Primary School?

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

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

5. How did William get rid of termites when a beam fell from his bedroom ceiling?

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

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

8. What setbacks did Dr. Mchazime have as a boy?

9. Why was it difficult for William to read on his own books from the library?

10. How did William try to make biogas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William's greatest fear was that he would end up like his father. Discuss why William feared becoming like his father.

Essay Topic 2

In 2006, people outside Wimbe discovered William and his windmill. Discuss how William and his windmill were discovered by the outside world.

Essay Topic 3

Along with the rains came cholera. Discuss cholera and its effects in Malawi.

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