Mama Miti

For the past 25 years, the school has had a ____________________ of planting a new tree in the playground on the first day of April.

• ceremonies

• lamenting

• tradition

• offering

The villagers spent many months ________________ that the nearby river was so dirty after the flood. "We will plant mukuyu, the giant sacred fig tree to act as nature's filter and clean the water," said their leader.

• offering

• lamenting

• making ceremonies

• in tradition

In the old days, men held _____________________ under a sacred tree and they were blessed with rain.

• ceremonies

• offering

• tradition

• medicine

She was ____________ you a choice -- plant a murigono tree or a muhuti tree.

• lamenting

• tradition

• offering

• ceremonies

Which best summarizes the events in the selection?

• The women have similar problems, so Wangari tells them to work together and finds a solution.

• 
  The women have similar problems, but Wangari has many different solutions.

• The women have different problems, and Wangari can only help some of them.

• The women have different problems, but Wangari gives each the same solution.

Which word best describes Wangari?

• brave

• wise

• strong

• dense

How does Wangari come to love and respect trees?

• She is born the daughter of a planter.

• She studies plants and nature in school.

• She works on a farm as a young woman.

• She grows up listening to traditional stories.

What does “Mama Miti” mean in Swahili?

• Mother of Trees

• Mother of Nature

• Tree Planter

• Mother of Kenya

How did Wangari’s actions help communities?

• They learned to depend on others for help.

• They became more independent and solved their own problems.

• They started traveling to other countries for support.

• They started planting food crops.

Where does Wangari live?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• Australia