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WorksheetsThe Bitter Side of Sweet: Chapters 1-3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which country in Africa is the setting of the story?
Sudan
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Egypt
What is the name of the main character and narrator? Who is telling the story?
Seydou
Moussa
Amadou
Khadija
What tool do the boys use to cut pods from the trees?
machete
sword
scissors
knife
How old is Amadou?
(Just type the number)
(a)
How old is Seydou?
(Just type the number)
(a)
What does the word quota mean?
A quota is a question.
A quota is a number that tells how much of something is required.
A quota is a name of a person at the camp.
A quota means getting punished by the bosses at the camp.
The word harvest means...
Thanksgiving
planting seeds
gathering or picking a crop from the fields
eating a big meal
What does the word taunt mean?
singing to someone
making unkind remarks to annoy or upset someone
reading a book
hitting someone
Who are the group of people who deliver supplies such as chemicals, food, children to work, and tools to the cocoa fields and then bring back cocoa beans to the city to be shipped to Europe and North America?
truck drivers
grocery store workers
people who like chocolate bars
pisteurs
Which picture shows what the cocoa pods look like that Amadou and the others need to pick?
In Chapter 1, a jeep pulls up to deliver a ___________ to work at the camp. This is the first _________ to ever be brought to the camp.
girl
boy
20 year old man
American woman
When the girl is brought to the camp, Amadou gives her a nickname. What does he call her?
wild-one
wildcat
wild-lion
wild-child
Amadou tells his little brother how to use the machete so that he won't get hurt. What does he tell him to do? (Check all that are correct)
use the machete like a saw
use the sharp side of the blade to cut the pod
use a rock to open the pods- machetes are too dangerous
use the dull (not sharp) side of the machete
Who helps the girl escape?
Amadou
Seydou
Moussa
Yussuf
The boys (and one girl) work in la brosse. What is la brosse?
the jungle/rainforest
the desert
the ocean
an iceberg
Who are the three bosses? (Check three boxes)
Moussa
Salif
Moke
Ismail
What are the two reasons that Amadou gets beaten by the bosses in Chapter 3?
he says that he helped the girl escape (to save his brother)
he hit one of the bosses
he tried to run away
he did not make quota
Where does Amadou have to sleep after he gets beaten by Moussa?
the house
the barn
outside, alone
the shed
Who else gets beaten by the bosses in Chapter 3? (Check all that apply)
Abdraman
Yussuf
Khadija
Modibo
At the end of Chapter 3, Amadou hears Kahdija trying to get the ropes off of her hands so she can try to escape again. Does he pass her a machete and help her? (Type yes or no)
(a)
