I started wasting time in the trading center playing bawo, Someone also taught me a wonderful game called chess, which I started playing every day. But chess and bawo weren't enough to keep my mind occupied. I needed a better hobby, something to trick my brain into being happy. I missed school so terribly.

Question

—The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,
William Kamkwamba

Choose the text evidence that best indicates to readers that Kamkwamba faced an obstacle?

I missed school so terribly.
I started wasting time in the trading center.
I started playing every day.
I needed a better hobby

Answer 1

The text evidence that best indicates to readers that Kamkwamba faced an obstacle is:

"I missed school so terribly."

This statement reflects a sense of longing and loss, highlighting the obstacle of not being able to attend school, which is central to his feelings of unhappiness and the search for a better hobby to cope with that absence.