Exploring the Journey of One Hen

Cojo, a young boy from Ghana, faces hardships after his father's death. His village creates a savings plan, allowing families to take turns borrowing money for important purchases. Cojo's mother uses her turn to buy a cart, and Cojo buys a hen with leftover coins. He sells eggs, repays his mother, and eventually expands his flock. Cojo returns to school, wins a scholarship, and later builds a large poultry farm with a bank loan. His farm provides jobs and improves the community's living standards. Cojo's success story inspires generational change and economic growth.

Why did Kojo have to quit school?

• To help his mother collect firewood

• To start a business

• To take care of his siblings

• To move to another village

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Kojo decide to buy with the leftover coins?

• A swing machine

• A goat

• A hen

• A cart

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Kojo's first hen help him and his mother?

• By plowing the fields

• By laying eggs to eat and sell

• By providing milk

• By protecting their home

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Kojo use his egg money for after saving enough?

• To buy a new house

• To buy more hens

• To buy a car

• To travel

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Kojo's mother encourage him to do after their situation improved?

• Buy a farm

• Move to the city

• Go back to school

• Start a new business

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Kojo study at the agricultural college?

• Law

• Engineering

• Medicine

• Farming

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Who did Kojo marry?

• A banker

• A teacher named Lucy

• A shopkeeper

• A farmer's daughter

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How did Kojo's farm impact the local community?

• It provided jobs and improved living conditions

• It caused pollution

• It led to deforestation

• It increased the cost of living

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What did Kojo's workers and shopkeepers contribute to the government?

• Food

• Land

• Taxes

• Labor

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Kojo's grandchildren help him with?

• Building coops

• Feeding the chickens

• Selling eggs

• Collecting eggs

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1