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The Inn of Lost Time

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

When Zenta awakens after being drugged at the inn,

a)

he has aged 50 years

b)

he has lost his swords

c)

he cannot find Tokubei

d)

he is lying on the ground

e)

he thinks Tokubei has tricked him

2.

In the story of Urashima Taro, a fisherman loses ....

a)

his pet turtle

b)

seventy-two years of his life

c)

his sense of direction

d)

the love of a princess

e)

a box containing an important secret

3.

Which word best completes the following sentence? The boy was ravenous, for he had not ____ in three days.

a)

slept

b)

eaten

c)

smiled

d)

played

e)

spoken

4.

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

a)

It explains why she is kind to strangers

b)

It reveals the troubles her family has faced

c)

It helps Zenta to identify her

d)

It creates a bond between the girl and Zenta

e)

It makes Zenta and Tokubei feel sorry for her

5.

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

a)

The farmer tells his sons a bedtime story

b)

A six-fingered woman pours them some tea

c)

Zenta works for a wealthy man named Tokubei

d)

Matsuko learns who the six-fingered woman really is

e)

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

6.

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

a)

to suggest that the farmer's family is more affections parent than the mother

b)

To suggest that the farmer's family is good and respectable

c)

to compare these children with the six-fingered girl in Zenta's story

d)

to demonstrate that children do not find the story of Urashima Taro upsetting

e)

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

7.

When her role in Zenta's story is revealed, the farmer's wife is ....

a)

refreshingly funny

b)

deeply embarrassed

c)

suddenly sad

d)

tremendously relieved

e)

surprisingly unapologetic

8.

In the passage given, Tokubei grins because he...

a)

values peace and quiet

b)

wants his companion to relax

c)

believes he is getting a bargain

d)

is trying to hide his suspicious feelings

e)

does not like sharing inns with other guests

9.

What is the main idea suggested by the passage given to you?

a)

no one else knows this inn exists

b)

something bad is about to happen

c)

the speaker should be ashamed of himself

d)

the speaker has made many mistakes in his life

e)

Tokubei understands the situation better than the speaker

10.

What important lesson is contained in both Zenta's story and the story of Urashima Taro?

a)

No one is perfect

b)

Forgiveness helps people get over the past

c)

Lost time cannot be regained

d)

strangers should not be trusted

e)

Love is more important than money or gold

11.

The description of the 3 little boys takes place in the ...

a)

resolution

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

climax

e)

exposition

12.

The antonym of desolate is...

a)

happy

b)

nervous

c)

sad

d)

lonely

e)

energetic

13.

Because he paid for dinner, I felt I should _______ him in some way.

a)

rapt

b)

compensate

c)

ravenous

d)

escort

e)

poignant

14.

He was listening with _____ attention as the old woman told a ghost story.

a)

ravenous

b)

poignant

c)

rapt

d)

desolate

e)

compensate

15.

the time and place in which a story occurs

a)

plot

b)

characters

c)

setting

d)

context

e)

climax