Red Hair in Japan and The Giant Turnip!

What is the genre of Red Hair in Japan?

• Manga and Anime

• Cooking and Travel
• Realistic Fiction

• Romance and Drama

What does Realistic Fiction use to help us understand the plot?

• Fantastical settings, characters, and events
• Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.

• Historical settings, characters, and events
• Non-existent settings, characters, and events

How does Kat picture Dad's boss Marshal?

• Average, unassuming, approachable man with a gentle voice
• Tall, intimidating, kind man with a deep voice
• Marshall as some sort of giant—unnaturally tall with a deep, commanding voice.

• Short, quiet, friendly man with a soft voice

What does dad want to teach Kat and Kyle?

• He says it’s healthy for us to see other places

• Gardening
• Cooking
• Skiing

What was the main conflict in the story?

• The main conflict in the story was man vs. technology.
• Kat was tired of not knowing the games that everyone plays and not getting the inside jokes. Tired of people asking her to say things just to hear the way I pronounce words. And talking about her hair!

• The main conflict in the story was man vs. nature.
• The main conflict in the story was man vs. himself.

What was one advantage that Kyle had over Kat?

• He had one advantage over me: you couldn’t hear his accent with his singlesyllable answers.

• Faster typing speed
• Height difference
• Knowledge of the subject matter

“Kids, I told you. You’re going to an International School in Japan. The kids are from dozens of countries. You will fit in just fine.” Dad emphasized the words “international school”

Why did Dad say this and emphasize "International School"?

• To make them not feel bad and that they will fit in just fine due to the diverse students from dozens of countries in their new school.

• To highlight the school's focus on sports and extracurricular activities
• To inform the kids about the school's strict rules and regulations
• To emphasize the importance of learning Japanese culture and traditions

“Every time we move like this, I panic. I think that everyone is going to hate me on sight and treat me as though I just got here from Mars.” - Kyle said this to Kat.

How did Kat feel about this?

• It was the shortest sentence he had ever said. It was nothing special to kat.

• Kyle said the longest sentences I’ve heard him say all year. It left me slightly stunned.

How did Kyle feel about going to Japan?

• He was Excited because he will stick out.

• He was thrilled because he will stick out.

• He was panicking because he will stick out.

I’ve had to wear colors that really clashed with my hair in the past— orange once, which was the worst.

What does this mean?

• The person enjoyed wearing orange because it matched their hair color.
• The person had to wear colors that perfectly matched their hair color.
• The person had to wear colors that did not match their hair color, with orange being the worst clash.
• The person never had to wear colors that clashed with their hair.