The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Quizzes

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Quiz 1

1 Which platform first boosted William's windmill to international attention?

TED

Hacktivate

Netflix

Harper Collins
2 What is the name of William's hometown?

Lilongwe

Wimbe

Blantyre

Kasungu
3 What best describes the community's reaction to William's first windmill?

They were actively sabotaging him to prevent its creation.

They wanted him to build one quickly, and gave him the necessary materials to do so.

They did not understand its function and did not use its resources when it was finally constructed.

They were skeptical at first, but eventually grew to accept its presence in their lives.
4 What is the name of the main crop that first ripened after the famine?

Tobacco

Blue Gum

Maize

Dowe
5 What crop does the Kamkwamba family grow that subsists most of their income?

Tobacco

Dowe

Maize

Soybeans
6 What disease did William's mother catch during the famine?

Flu

Cholera

AIDS

Malaria
7 How is Christmas usually celebrated in Malawi?

By exchanging gifts

By worshipping the gods

With games and family meals

With meat, rice, and family gatherings
8 How did William first get the idea to build a windmill?

From his teacher at school

From his friend Gilbert's notes

From a radio program

From a textbook at his local library
9 Who was the president of Malawi during the famine of 2002?

President Banda

President Mutharika

President Chakwera

President Muluzi
10 What is the main food staple of Malawi?

Chicken

Gaga

Rice

Maize
11 Who is the narrator of the book?

Bryan Mealer

William Kamkwamba

Third-person narration

Trywell Kamkwamba
12 What does William call his windmill at first?

Rotating wind

Pinwheel

Electric wind

Motor wind
13 What role does radio play in Malawian society?

Everyone owns a radio and knows how to fix them.

Radios require too much electricity to use, so many people do not own them.

Radio is one of the most important forms of entertainment and communication.

Some people have radios, but most people do not.
14 To which ethnic group does William belong?

Chewa

Yao

Neither Yao nor Chewa

Both Yao and Chewa
15 What is the primary material that William uses to build his windmill tower and other related projects?

Blue gum tree

PVC pipe

Plastic

Metal
16 What does William's father believe in?

Magic

Science

God

Karma
17 How does William's mother help their family survive through the famine?

Agnes sells sweet cakes at the market.

Agnes sells their belongings at the market.

Agnes helps with the farm.

Agnes steals fertilizer.
18 Where does William's cousin Charity live?

With William's family

With his family

In a hotel

In a mphala
19 What kind of animals does William hunt?

Birds

Dogs

Goats

Rhino
20 What job did William's father do before becoming a farmer?

Sailor

Doctor

Trader

Waganyu
21 Why didn't the government help the people when the crops began to fail?

It wanted to save its surplus maize for a worse famine.

It wanted to hoard the food.

It wanted to help but was unable to do so because of bureaucracy.

It sold all of its surplus maize to neighboring countries.
22 Which secondary school does William attend briefly?

Kasungu Secondary

Kachokolo Secondary

Chayamba Secondary

Lilongwe Secondary
23 Why did William stop going to school?

His family lacked the money to pay the school fees.

He didn't like his classmates.

He wanted to become a farmer.

He was expelled because of low grades.
24 What is the name of the local librarian?

Mrs. Sikelo

Tiyamike

Agnes

Rose
25 What superstition do William's neighbors believe about his windmill?

They believe it is attracting lightning.

They believe it is blowing away the rain clouds.

They believe it attracts bad magic spirits.

They believe it is bringing in the rain clouds.

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