The Sky We Shared Chapters 1 and 2

​The Sky We Shared
Chapers 1 and 2

By MaryBeth Booth

​Annotating

You can annotate directly in your book or on sticky notes.

As you annotate today, focus on the events of the exposition and the effects of using first-person point of view.

Chapter 1

Nellie
April 29, 1945

​Edio Reader

Multiple Choice

Why is Nellie's dad not in Bly?

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  He is traveling cross-country, driving a truck.

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  He was drafted for the war and is in Alaska.

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  He is training to join the Air Force.

• He divorced her mother and moved to Nagasaki for factory work.

  
  

Multiple Choice

Who is Joey and what happened to his brother?

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  Joey is Nellie's neighbor. His brother was killed in the war.

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  Joey is Nellie's uncle. His brother moved to Japan shortly before the war started.

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  Joey is Nellie's grandfather. His brother was enlisted to recruit for the military.

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  Joey is Nellie's cousin. His brother was injured in a mining accident, and he is paralyzed from the waist down.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the conflict Nellie is facing at the end of Chapter 1?

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  She can't stand Irene for a whole bunch of reasons, but the main one is that she is stuck up.

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  She sees Joey start the fire at Mr. Kava's property, and Mr. Kava catches her there and thinks she is the one who started it.

• Nellie is very jealous of the new girl whom Joey is talking to and is working on a plan to win him back.

• She misses her friendship with Joey and is afraid that Irene Kava is his new girlfriend.

Chapter 2

Tamiko
September 15, 1944

Multiple Select

Which of the following things is Tamiko interested in? Check all that apply.

• Aviation

• Theatre

• Math

• Embroidery

Multiple Choice

Who is Kyo and what is he planning to do?

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  Kyo is Tamiko's father. He plans to train the armies to fight in the war.

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  Kyo is Tamiko's brother. He is planning to join the army to fight for Japan.

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  Kyo is Tamiko's older cousin. He is planning to find food for the family.

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  Kyo is Tamika's neighbor. He is planning his wedding but fears he will be drafted before the day arrives.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best summarizes the conflicts Tamiko is facing in Chapter 2?

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  Tamiko fears that her illness (Polio) is returning.

• Tamiko is trying to find ways to get enough food for her, her brother, and her aunt, and is worried that her brother might volunteer to fight in the war.

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  Tamiko is worried about her father being able to return to the family safely.

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  Tamiko was very impressed by the presentation from the kamikaze pilot and is hoping that he will get to serve his country in the military.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following quotes demonstrates how Tamiko is worried about how her brother may have been influenced by the kamikaze pilot who spoke at school?

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  Soon he'll crash his plane into an enemy warship, giving his life for our Emperor, for our nation (13).

• "Hunger is the best spice," he tells me, but that's only a saying that he's learned to parrot.

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  He looked content when he described the cherry blossoms they paint on the sides of their bombers, bright white flowers hemmed with the palest pink (13).

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  Then I thought of Kyo. How easily my brother could be wheedled into volunteering with them—the poor fool, like a fish in the net (13).

Multiple Select

Based on Chapters 1 and 2, what do Nellie and Tamiko have in common?

Select all that apply.

• They are both about the same age.

• Nellie's father and Tamiko's father are soldiers in the war.

• They are both girls.

• They both are dealing with the difficulties of war.

Multiple Select

Based on Chapters 1 and 2, what are differences betweem Nellie and Tamiko?

Select all that apply.

• Tamiko has a boyfriend, but Nellie does not.

• Nellie lives in Japan and Tamiko lives in Oregon.

• Nellie lives in Oregon, and Tamiko lives in Japan.

• Nellie lives with her mom, and Tamiko lives with her aunt.

Summary

Today we read chapters 1 and 2.

In today's reading, you were introduced to the two narrators of the story: Nellie and Tamiko. Nellie is a young girl who lives in Bly, Oregon. Her father is posted in Alaska for the war. She is struggling with his absence, as well as the growing distance between her and her friend Joey. Joey is withdrawn because of the death of his brother during the war. At the end of Chapter 1, he sets fire to the shed of one of their neighbors.

Tamiko lives in Shinji-cho village in Japan. Tamiko's story begins approximately seven months before Nellie's. Tamiko writes to her ancestors and tells them about the hardships she faces from the war. Her brother, Kyo, is going to fight in the war, and Tamiko is scared, even though she realizes they all must make sacrifices for the benefit of their homeland.