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1
What is the nonprofit group that William created to help local villages?
Moving windmills
TED
Wimbe windmills
Windmills moving
2
William has helped build 4 new schools in Malawi.
False
True
3
Where did William find most of his parts?
The junkyard
The shop
Behind the factory
The forest
4
How many international presentations did William attend?
3
1
2
none
5
What did William's family grow?
corn
flowers
beans
soy
6
What is a dynamo?
device to play music
device to harvest corn
device that creates power
device to style your hair
7
William and his cousins played soccer using something they called jumbos. What was a jumbo?
plastic bags
cans
ballon
ball
8
In what month did William's family start eating only one meal a day?
July
November
December
January
9
How did William sneak into school?
came in disguise
used the back door
hid in bathroom
he pretended to be someone else
10
In what year did the trouble begin to plague the farmers of Malawi?
2000
2005
2015
1999
11
Why did William have to drop out of school?
his dad died
bad grades
famine
his dog died
12
Where was the workshop where they fixed broken radios?
Gilbert's bedroom
William's bedroom
Geoffrey's bedroom
Khamba's bedroom
13
Disease that is highly contagious and causes severe diarrhea
famine
malaria
cholera
starvation
14
In 2007 William earned a scholarship to what school?
African Leadership Academy
Wimbe Secondary
Dartmouth
Columbia
15
Whose father was Chief?
Geoffrey
Gilbert
Ngwata
William
16
What tragic loss did William experience in 1997 when he was just 9 years old?
His dog died
His mother died
His aunt died
His uncle died
17
What does William do after dropping out of school?
runs away
babysits his sisters
finds a job
studies
18
What is nsima?
a type of car
a farmer
a doctor
a food
19
What did William's community rely on?
agriculture
technnology
the government
donations
20
Where did William get the motor for the windmill?
a radio
a bicycle
a cassette player
a truck
21
What University did William attend?
Dartmouth
Cal Tech
Harvard
Columbia
22
Where did William learn about electricity?
his friend
the library
his father
school
23
What happened to Angela?
she became a teacher
she got malaria
she fell into the toilet
she was eaten by a lion
24
Who originally owned Khamba?
he was a stray
Gilbert
Uncle Socrates
the chief
25
What is like giving your electricity some coffee and doughnuts?
volt
plug
step up transformer
switch
26
What was the final thing William needed to complete the windmill?
dynamo
bicycle
alternator
wood
27
What was the name of Williams sister who ran off?
Fannie
Edith
Annie
Charity
28
in What town did William live in Malawi?
Mzuzu
Dowa
Lilongwe
Zomba
29
A sing'anga is
worker
chief
witch doctor
friend
30
What is William's dog named?
Khandi
Khalik
Kanik
Khamba
31
How do you spell William's last name?
Kamikwama
Kamkwamba
Kahwambo
Kankwanba
32
In Malawi what are your most prized possessions?
sports equipment
bicycles
animals
radios
33
What is kwacha?
a tool
food
money
water
34
What is the name of William's village?
Nhambu
Malawi
Congo
Wimbe
35
William's village thought building the windmill was a great idea
False
True
36
How many houses make up William's village?
10
40
20
30
37
What percentage of Malawians have electricity?
3
0
30
8
38
What did William use to make his toy trucks?
cardboard boxes
beer cartons
milk cartons
juice cartons
39
Who introduced William to the internet?
Tom Rielly
Ted Rielly
His school
Chief Wimbe
40
Why was March "one big celebration"?
corn and pumpkins were ready to harvest
the government was giving free food
the library opened
because they were able to catch fish
