14 Cows For America

Who is the main character in the story?

• Thomas

• Carmen

• Kimeli

• Kenya

Which tribe of people did he go visit?

• the Maasai

• the Taita

• the Mijikenda

• the Kamba

What is the meaning of the cow to his tribe?

• truth

• happiness

• fortune

• life

Where does he bring a story from?

• California

• New York

• Miami

• New England

What story does he tell the elders?

• he tells them about his vacation

• he tells them about the fight he had

• he tells them he wants to come back to Kenya

• he tells them about September 11

What did he want to do for America?

• fight for them

• never return again out of fear

• comfort the people with something close to his heart

What did his tribe decide to do?

• They gave America 14 cows

• the sang for America

• they did a dance for America

• they cried for America

Why was giving up their cows to America a great gesture?

• because they are worth a lot of money

• Cows are important to them, they are life

• because Americans can use them for meat

What is the setting of the story?

• in a village in South America

• in New York city

• a village in Kenya

Why was the main character in New York?

• on vacation

• studying to be a doctor

• he was born there