Aminatas Tale

What language does Aminata speak?

• French
• Spanish
• Portugese
• Arabic

What country does Aminata come from?

• Kenya
• Senegal
• Nigeria
• South Africa

What other unique language does Aminata know?

• Aborigine
• Mandinka
• Quechua
• Mandarin

Why is Aminata so nervous to be in the classroom?

• She thinks her teacher hates her
• She speaks very little english and has to give a speech
• She has been sick lately
• She does not like her classmates

Where does Animata escape to, to avoid her fellow students in the hall?

• Cafeteria
• Library
• Gym
• Principal Office

What books catch Animatas eye?

• Books about Africa
• Books about English
• Books about America
• Books about African heroes

What is the best word to describe the sadness that is affecting Aminata?

• Home-sick
• Angry
• Scared
• Terrified

What was the name of the instrument the man in the picture in the book was holding that made Aminata feel better?

• Violin
• Kora
• Harp
• Trumpet

What memories did the Kora instrument remind Aminata of?

• The happiness of leaving her village
• The terror of coming to America
• Old village stories told by Nyima
• The anger she felt about her teacher

Who would be Aminatas "mentor" for her presentation she had to give for her class? 

• Nyima
• Tsana
• Ms. Simpson
• Her dad