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14 Cows For America

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the main character in the story?

a)

Thomas

b)

Carmen

c)

Kimeli

d)

Kenya

2.

Which tribe of people did he go visit?

a)

the Maasai

b)

the Taita

c)

the Mijikenda

d)

the Kamba

3.

What is the meaning of the cow to his tribe?

a)

truth

b)

happiness

c)

fortune

d)

life

4.

Where does he bring a story from?

a)

California

b)

New York

c)

Miami

d)

New England

5.

What story does he tell the elders?

a)

he tells them about his vacation

b)

he tells them about the fight he had

c)

he tells them he wants to come back to Kenya

d)

he tells them about September 11

6.

What did he want to do for America?

a)

fight for them

b)

never return again out of fear

c)

comfort the people with something close to his heart

7.

What did his tribe decide to do?

a)

They gave America 14 cows

b)

the sang for America

c)

they did a dance for America

d)

they cried for America

8.

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

a)

because they are worth a lot of money

b)

Cows are important to them, they are life

c)

because Americans can use them for meat

9.

What is the setting of the story?

a)

in a village in South America

b)

in New York city

c)

a village in Kenya

10.

Why was the main character in New York?

a)

on vacation

b)

studying to be a doctor

c)

he was born there

11.

The story of Kimeli Naiyomah and the 14 cows

a)

is true.

b)

in made up.

12.

The US flag commemorating the gift of the Maasai cows is displayed at the September 11th Memorial & Museum in New York city.

a)

true

b)

false