One Hen Comprehension

(One Hen) Where does the story take place?

• in a large city in Ghana

• in a small village in Ghana

• in a large city in Burkina Faso

• in a small village in East Africa

What is Kojo's good idea at the beginning of the story?

• to buy a hen

• to rent a cart

• to buy a farm

• to get a loan

Once Kojo has some savings, what longtime dream does he spend his money on?

• a new cart

• school expenses

• a poultry farm

• more hens

How does Kojo convince the bank president in Accra to give him a loan?

• He signs a document promising to pay back the loan.

• He shows him pictures of his chickens and their eggs.

• He shows him all the money he has made selling eggs.

• He tells him how he has built his flock from one brown hen.

Which text evidence best tells the author's message?

• The next time the boy asks Kojo where an egg will go, Kojo will say, "To your future, my child."

• As the y.ears pass, Kojo's poultry farm becomes the largest in all of West Africa

• Now he doesn't have to think: he knows in his heart that she is the one.

• It all started with a good idea and a small loan that made it come true.