Cocoa Ice

What is the narrator wanting to find?

• Coconuts
• A good swimming spot
• Conch
• Turtle grass

On what island does chocolate grow on trees?

• Cuba
• Hawaii
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Santo Domingo

What is the main reason why morning the best time to climb to the top of trees?

• Because if a schooner comes into the bay, you will be the first one to see it.
• So you can feel the bird's feather ruffle.
• So you can be the first to eat a plantain.
• Because you can slide down a tree.

Where do cacao trees grow best?

• In the bright sun
• In the shade
• Near the water
• On top of a hill

What is a machete?

• A big knife
• A large rock
• The pod
• The basket

Cacao is the pod... cocoa is the _____

• banana leaf.
• basket.
• bean.
• the way it tastes.

The conch shells must 

• not be touched.
• keep the grass on it.
• stay in water.
• sit in the sun for a few days to dry.

To make the beans into chocolate you must turn them every day, next mama roasts them, and then the narrator gets to

• crush them in a mortar.
• boil them.
• chop them up.
• smell them.

Papa drags his canoe to the river so he can

• go hunt for more conchs for mama to cook.
• take dried cocoa beans, coconuts and bananas to trade.
• take the family for a ride.
• make sure it floats before he fills it with the family.

What do you think the narrator does with the conch shell?

• After showing it to Jacob, she keeps it.
• She gives it to Jacob to take to his daughter. 
• She takes it back to the canoe to take it home.
• She gives it to another sailor.