Cranes by Hwang Sunwon

The story takes place in--

• Korea in the present
• Japan in the distant pass
• China in the present
• Korea in the past

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is Tokchae?

• A prisoner
• The narrator
• A police officer
• An old man who owns a chestnut tree

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does the writer foreshadow the ending?

• Songsam volunteers to take Tokchae with him
• Songsam refuses to give Tokchae a puff of his cigarette
• Songsam does not recognize Tokchae
• Tokchae's father has died alone

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Songsam's memory of the incident with the chestnuts reveals all of the following details except 

• he and Tokchae trusted each other
• he and Tokchae were close friends
• Tokchae always looked out for himself first
• Tokchae is generous and thoughtful

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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What was Tokchae's mission for the league?

• To make everyone become a Communist
• To help villagers escape the North
  To become rich at the expense of others
• To kill all the villagers 
• Nothing in particular

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

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What is Tokchae's relationship with his father?

• Close
• Distant
• Filled with resentment
• Confused 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What can you infer Songsam feels about Tokchae's relationship to his father?

• Confusion over his betrayal
• Admiration for his former friend
• Anger over his decision
• Resentment at having to take care of the old man

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What finally happened to the crane the boys made into a pet and then freed?

• It died of grief 
• It tried to fly, but it was too weak to take off
• A hunter shot it when it finally took off
• It flew away

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why does Songsam make Tokchae flush the cranes?

• To give him the opportunity to escape
• To shoot him in the back
• To avoid having his blood on his hands
• Because they are hungry and need the food

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The last line of the story suggests that - 

• both Tokchae and Songsam will fly away to America
• the cranes have been extinct since the 1950's
• Tokchae will escape, and Songsam will not be blamed
• Tokchae will betray Songsam, and both will die

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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