One Plastic Bag Quiz

What happens when the palm-leaf basket breaks while Isatou is carrying it on her head?

• she kicks the dirt out of anger

• she repairs the basket and puts her fruit back in it

• she pulls a plastic bag from her pocket to carry her fruit

What happens to palm-leaf baskets when they are left on the ground?

• the trash collectors pick them up

• they will crumble and mix back in with the dirt

• the wind will blow them away

Which type of food is eaten by Isatou and her family?

• lasagna

• hamburgers

• spicy rice and fish

What did some of the children do with the plastic bags?

• used them to hold their wet clothes

• drank water from them

• used them to keep rain off their heads

What did Isatou do with the plastic bag when the handle broke and her papers fell out?

• she threw it on the ground

• she threw it in the trash can

• she took it home to recycle it

How did the ugliness of the plastic bags that were thrown on the ground find their way to Isatou?

• she tripped on them and hurt her knee

• three of her goats died from eating them

• the wind blew them into her house

What is the first thing Isatou and her friends did with the plastic bags after they plucked from the dirty pile?

• they made them into purses

• they cut them into small strips

• they washed them

What did Isatou do with the recycled purses after the women finished making them?

• she placed them into palm-leaf baskets in her house

• she took them to the city to sell them

• she gave them to her friends as gifts

What is the main lesson this story trying to teach you?

• recycling is good for the planet

• hard work pays off

• goats shouldn’t eat plastic

What did Isatou probably do with all the money she made from selling her purses?

• bought a new goat

• repaid her grandmother for the palm-leaf basket she broke

• bought herself a stronger bag