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WorksheetsSamurai Shortstop
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was a tradition at Ichiko?
a)
The class trip to Mt. Fuji
b)
The seniors helping the new students move in
c)
Storming
d)
The Sumo Wrestling tournament
2.
Why didn't Fuji want to play any sports at Ichiko?
a)
He thought he would hurt someone because he was so big
b)
He felt it was a privilege to go to Ichiko
c)
He hated sports
d)
He was too old to play
3.
What position on the baseball team does Fuji play?
a)
shortstop
b)
pitcher
c)
first base
d)
catcher
4.
When the baseball lands in the old man's cha, what does he think it is?
a)
a fruit
b)
a rock
c)
an egg
d)
an old sock
5.
What is a katana?
a)
a baseball play
b)
a large kettle for cooking
c)
a cloth worn by sumo wrestlers
d)
a sword
6.
How does Sotaro teach Toyo about harmony and simplicity?
a)
By fighting him with the bokkoto
b)
By having him swing the bokkoto 500 times
c)
By having him help with Koji's seppuku
d)
By having him arrange flowers
7.
What does the author use to symbolize Japan's separation from the rest of the world?
a)
The Wall of Soul
b)
The Pacific Ocean
c)
The fence behind home plate
d)
Mt. Fuji
8.
What did the Headmaster allow the students to do?
a)
Hold a sumo tournament
b)
Create their own constitution
c)
Hire new cooks
d)
Visit the new girl's school
9.
What is the "dormitory rain"?
a)
The storm that hits the school
b)
The sweat from the baseball players
c)
The boys going to the bathroom out their windows
d)
The beatings that the first years get from the seniors
10.
Who was in charge of Toyo's Bushido lessons?
a)
Junzo
b)
Futoshi
c)
Sotaro
d)
Fuji
11.
Where did Toyo and Futoshi grow up?
a)
In a small village
b)
In Tokyo
c)
In America
d)
In the Emperor's palace
12.
Which character best represents the "Old Japan"?
a)
Futoshi
b)
Koji
c)
Toyo
d)
Junzo
13.
In what year does this story take place?
a)
1890
b)
1780
c)
1973
d)
2015
14.
What do the boys in Toyo's room do when the storm comes?
a)
Hide under the floorboards
b)
Sneak out the window
c)
Fight back
d)
Lock the seniors out
15.
How did Toyo feel when he went out with his father to the Shinto Festival?
a)
proud
b)
worried
c)
angry
d)
embarrassed
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