ReadingAZ: Celebrating Food and Family N

What is the most common food in West Africa?

• pumpkins

• apples

• yams

• all of the above

What are ancestors?

• people in your family who were born before you

• people who celebrate the same way you do

• people who live nearby you

• people famous in history

How do all the people described in this book probably feel the night before the harvest celebrations?

• sad

• angry

• excited

• puzzled

What does the girl from Korea, Shin, put on the graves of her ancestors?

• rice cakes

• flowers

• candles

• yams

Why does Shin look forward to the Chuseok celebration?

• She can play with her friends.

• She can eat rice cakes.

• She can listen to stories.

• All of the above

What does the three-sided hut remind the people of Israel of?

• how much fun the ancestors had

• how their ancestors cooked and ate food

• the long walks the ancestors had to take

• all of the above

What will the families of Israel use their special huts for?

• to eat in

• to sleep in

• to decorate

• all of the above

What does it mean to harvest?

• to cook food

• to gather crops

• to celebrate with family

• to tell special family stories

What do the West Africans do after the special ceremonies to their gods are over?

• walk from town to town

• wash their old yam pots

• divide, cook, and eat yams

• dress up in costumes and parade

What does this book mainly tell about?

• how to grow and harvest crops

• foods people eat around the world

• different ways people celebrate harvests

• the clothes people wear during celebrations