The Inn of Lost Time

What did the merchant Tokubei carry with him on the journey?

• two painted door panels

• only a small portion of his money

• the picture of a beautiful

In the story of Urashima Taro, a fisherman loses

• the love of a princess

• his pet turtle

• seventy-two years of his life

Why is the fact that the girl at the inn has six fingers important?

• It reveals the troubles her family has faced

• It creates a bond between the girl and Zenta

• It helps Zenta to identify her

Why do the owners of the inn try to trick Tokubei?

• They are trying to make money off of him.

• They want to prove how clever they are.

• They think he will enjoy the joke.

What happens before Zenta and Matsuko arrive at the farmer's house?

• Matsuko learns who the six-fingered woman really is.

• Zenta works for a wealthy man named Tobubei.

• Zenta tells a story about his days as a merchant's bodyguard.

What does this sentence reveal about life in Japan at this time?

"Having become a bodyguard to a tight-fisted merchant, I was in no position to feel superior to a ronin turned innkeeper."

• Neither innkeepers nor merchants hold a very high place in society.

• There are better ways to make money than by being a bodyguard, merchant, or innkeeper.

• It is not considered proper for a merchant's bodyguard to talk to a ronin.

Why does the author likely include the scenes of the three young boys in this story/

• to show that the father is a more affectionate parent than the mother

• to create sympathy for Zenta and Matsuzo, who have no families of their own

• to suggest that the farmer's family is good and respectable

an ill-tempered woman

• parasite

• ronin

• harridan

a pan for holding burning coals

• fraud

• setting

• brazier

an unemployed samuari

• ronin

• brazier

• harridan