True 

False

They bought ice cream

They gave it to one family at a time to buy something they needed.

They didn't save money

They all bought crops to feed their family. 

He didn't quit school.

His mother died. 

He had to take care of his dog.

His father died.

True

False

True 

False

He started shipping eggs all over the world. 

Many people got jobs and could feed their family.

His village grew and business started coming there. 

All answers are correct

Help others by giving them a loan

Sell all of his chickens

Teach children to read

differences

payments

prices

similarities

interesting

rare

scared

unusual

loan

wages

risk

savings

danger

fate

fortune

satisfaction

to create

to be in charge

to be successful

to escape without harm

to manage

to estimate

to have a specific order

to have enough money to pay for

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

to buy a hen

to rent a cart

to buy a farm

to get a loan

a new cart

school expenses

a poultry farm

more hens

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.

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

As the years 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.

differerences

payments

prices

similarities

They are saving money so that they can give it to a family to buy something important

They are saving money so that they can invest it in their crops to grow more food

They are saving money so they can buy livestock 

They are saving money so they can buy a better home

The author couldn't think of better words to use

The author wanted to create a more meaningful image in our minds by illustrating the effort Kojo made in helping his mother

The author wanted to use words what have weaker connotations than 'pulls' and 'lifts'

The author wanted to illustrate how much he disliked helping his mother

They buy more land to grow crops

They buy fruit to sell at the market

They buy lumber to build better homes for their village

They buy ipods so they can listen to music

Kojo

Kojo's mother

Kojo and his mother

The Achempongs

A village in the Ashanti region of Ghana

A village in Ghana

A farm in Ashanti

A marketplace in Ashanti

Kojo's mother buys a sewing machine and Kojo buys a basket

Kojo's mother buys new farming supplies and Kojo buys a hen

Kojo's mother buys a cart, and Kojo buys a hen

Kojo's mother buys a hen and Kojo buys new farming supplies

He finds eggs

He finds nothing

He finds chicks

He finds that the hen is missing

He finds nothing

He finds a smooth brown egg

He finds chicks

He sees that the hen is missing

The hen lays five eggs

The hen runs away

The hen died

He found nothing

The hen stopped eating

The hen stopped laying eggs

The hen laid so many eggs, that Kojo was able to sell them and give the money back to his mother

The hen didn't lay enough eggs to pay back his mother

She is proud of him because he wisely used the money he borrowed to buy a hen that helped him earn money and feed himself and his mother. 

She is proud of him because he was able to sell his hen for a bigger hen that laid more eggs.

She is proud of him because he was able to make enough profit to move out on his own and buy more hens.

She is proud of him because he is able to sell the eggs for money that helps buy better tools for farming

He buys more land to grow more crops.

He buys more land so that he can build a nicer home for his mother.

He starts a poultry farm.

He sells everything he owns to move to a better city.

The bank in Kumasi wouldn't lend him enough money.

The bank in Kumasi wouldn't lend him any money at all.

The bank in Kumasi had a higher interest rate than the bank in Accra.

The bank in Kumasi was closed.

He isn't able to pay the banks back and has to sell everything to pay them.

He buys other livestock to add to his chicken farm.

His farm burns down and he loses everything.

His farm becomes the largest in Ghana.

People who work there earn wages that they use to support their own families.

People who work there are able to live at the farm so they don't have a house payment. 

People who work at the farm are able to earn wages to buy the farm out later.

He uses a loan to buy a hen and his mother buys a cart.

He uses his savings to go back to school and start another poultry farm.

His farm becomes the largest in Ghana.

His farm becomes the largest in West Africa and Kojo becomes a grandfather.