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?
Hacktivate

TED

Netflix

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

Blantyre

Wimbe

Lilongwe
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 were skeptical at first, but eventually grew to accept its presence in their lives.

They did not understand its function and did not use its resources when it was finally constructed.
4 What is the name of the main crop that first ripened after the famine?
Tobacco

Maize

Dowe

Blue Gum
5 What crop does the Kamkwamba family grow that subsists most of their income?
Soybeans

Dowe

Maize

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

Malaria

AIDS

Flu
7 How is Christmas usually celebrated in Malawi?
With games and family meals

With meat, rice, and family gatherings

By worshipping the gods

By exchanging gifts
8 How did William first get the idea to build a windmill?
From his teacher at school

From a textbook at his local library

From a radio program

From his friend Gilbert's notes
9 Who was the president of Malawi during the famine of 2002?
President Banda

President Chakwera

President Muluzi

President Mutharika
10 What is the main food staple of Malawi?
Chicken

Maize

Rice

Gaga
11 Who is the narrator of the book?
Third-person narration

William Kamkwamba

Trywell Kamkwamba

Bryan Mealer
12 What does William call his windmill at first?
Motor wind

Pinwheel

Rotating wind

Electric wind
13 What role does radio play in Malawian society?
Radio is one of the most important forms of entertainment and communication.

Everyone owns a radio and knows how to fix them.

Some people have radios, but most people do not.

Radios require too much electricity to use, so many people do not own them.
14 To which ethnic group does William belong?
Yao

Neither Yao nor Chewa

Chewa

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

Blue gum tree

Metal

PVC pipe
16 What does William's father believe in?
Magic

God

Science

Karma
17 How does William's mother help their family survive through the famine?
Agnes sells their belongings at the market.

Agnes sells sweet cakes at the market.

Agnes steals fertilizer.

Agnes helps with the farm.
18 Where does William's cousin Charity live?
With William's family

In a mphala

With his family

In a hotel
19 What kind of animals does William hunt?
Birds

Rhino

Goats

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

Trader

Doctor

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 sold all of its surplus maize to neighboring countries.

It wanted to hoard the food.

It wanted to help but was unable to do so because of bureaucracy.
22 Which secondary school does William attend briefly?
Lilongwe Secondary

Chayamba Secondary

Kachokolo Secondary

Kasungu 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?
Agnes

Mrs. Sikelo

Rose

Tiyamike
25 What superstition do William's neighbors believe about his windmill?
They believe it is blowing away the rain clouds.

They believe it is attracting lightning.

They believe it attracts bad magic spirits.

They believe it is bringing in the rain clouds.

William's father, Trywell, is a strong man with a strong faith in God. Married to Agnes, Trywell demonstrates on many occasions that he is willing to face the magical forces that make other villagers cower in fear.

In the beginning of William's...

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in the boy who harnessed the wind why does william try magic

William was incredibly afraid of angering those with magic, and sought to control his own magic as a way of fighting back.

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what did William K feel about magic

As a young child, William was incredibly afraid of angering those with magic, and tried to control his own magic as a way of fighting back. As he grows up,William turns to education and scientific advancements as truth as well as power.

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