1) What is the genre of One Plastic Bag? a) It is a biography based on real person's life. b) It is a traditional folktale from The Gambia. c) It is a fantasy story with talking animals. d) It is a fictional story made up by the author. 2) Did people buy the purses right away in the city? a) No, at first some people laughed at her. b) Yes, many people bought them immediately. c) No, she forgot the purses at home. d) Yes, her grandmother bought the first one. 3) How did some villagers react to the women’s recycling work? a) They laughed and called them dirty. b) They helped them sell the purses at the market. c) They gave them more plastic bags to wash. d) They invited them to speak at the school. 4) What tool did Isatou make for crocheting? a) She carved her own tool from a broomstick. b) She used a spoon from her grandmother’s kitchen. c) She borrowed scissors from the market lady. d) She made a hook from a piece of wire. 5) What hope did Isatou express at the end of the story? a) That one day the garbage would be gone and her home would be beautiful. b) That she could go back to using baskets instead of plastic. c) That her goats would never eat plastic again. d) That she could become a famous fashion designer. 6) What did Isatou do when her basket broke? a) She used a plastic bag to gather her fruits. b) She let the fruits fall and kicked the dirt. c) She dropped the basket, knowing it would mix back with the dirt. d) She smelled burning wood and bubbling peanuts. 7) What did children use plastic bags for? a) They slurped water and wanjo from holes poked in the bags. b) They wrapped minties in rainbows of plastic. c) They carried fish and rice from the market. d) They waved the bags like flags in the wind. 8) What happened to goats that ate plastic bags? a) The plastic twisted in their insides and killed them. b) The goats cried loudly near Grandmother’s hut. c) The goats ran through the piles of garbage. d) The goats ate fruits that fell from Isatou’s basket. 9) What did Isatou and her friends do first with the plastic bags? a) They washed and hung them to dry. b) They fetched water from the well. c) They clipped the bags on a line with clothespins. d) They used Omo soap to clean the plastic. 10) What did Isatou learn by watching her sister? a) She learned how to crochet. b) She learned how to cut bags into strips. c) She learned how to cook spicy rice and fish. d) She learned how to make plastic thread. 11) What did the women make with the plastic strips? a) They crocheted them into purses. b) They used them to make a gift c) They used them to repair baskets. d) They clipped them to dry under the sun. 12) Why was Isatou nervous about her recycling idea? a) She was afraid her friends would think it was crazy. b) She wasn’t sure if the purses would hold anything. c) She thought plastic bags were too dirty to reuse. d) She worried about using her sister’s tools. 13) What did some villagers do when the women worked? a) They laughed and called them dirty. b) They said plastic colors were beautiful. c) They bought fish and rice in plastic bags. d) They ignored the smell of burning plastic. 14) What did Isatou do with the money she earned? a) She bought a new goat. b) She filled her purse with the delasi. c) She showed the purse to her grandmother. d) She smiled at the smaller pile of trash.

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