Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman

"We will never see the professor again," Yasuo said, his voice heavy with sorrow."

What is a synonym for sorrow?

(Hint: Use the thesaurus)

• melancholy

• blessing

• comfort

• hope

"Day after day, month after month, year after year, Hachiko sat on the platform, waiting."

The author uses repetition to show:

• Hachi's dedication to the professor

• Hachi's attention to detail

• that days and months follow years

• that Hachi enjoyed sitting at the train platform

How was the sculpture of Hachi paid for?

• the stationmaster sponsored the sculpture

• Yasuo and his friends started a fundraiser

• people from all around the world donated money

• Professor Ueno left money for it in his will

Why didn't Yasuo and his family adopt Hachi?

• he ran away when they brought him home

• the Stationmaster wouldn't allow them to

• Professor Ueno's family wanted to take Hachi instead

• Yasuo's mother was allergic to dogs

On what two occasions did Hachi bark? (Select 2)

• as the train was pulling out the day the professor died

• the day Hachi died

• when the 3:00 train arrived into the station

• as the food vendors brought him yakitori

Hachiko Waits belongs in the genre of historical fiction because:

• it is based on real events that happened in the past

• it is a Japanese folktale about a mythical Akita dog

• the story feels like it could really happen

• the characters are made up by the author

What is a theme, or message, of the story?

• Loyalty must be taught to others

• True loyalty is lifelong

• Loyalty can cause one to lose hope

• Being loyal leads to melancholy

Which one contains a simile?

• Hachi is a very special dog called an Akita-ken.

• Hachi sat still as a statue waiting.

• It was as though he knew the professor would arrive.

• "Hachi, you are the best dog in all of Japan."

"Yasuo struggled to move through the solid wall of people like a carp swimming upstream."

This line contains a:

• metaphor

• simile

• repetition

• symbolism

"He would not give his heart to anyone but his master."

The word heart is a:

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• preposition