WorksheetsA Thousand Cranes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is the protagonist in A Thousand Cranes?
Kenji
Oba Chan
Sadako
Mother
The story is based off a historical novel titled Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
True
False
The story is set during/after which war?
Revolutionary War
WWI
Civil War
WWII
Who detonated two nuclear weapons over Japan in 1945?
USA
Canada
Russia
Mexico
What disease did Sadako get from exposure to the atomic bombs?
Chicken Pox
Leukaemia
Swine Flu
Leprosy
Our play takes place in what city in Japan?
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Osaka
Hiroshima
What outdoor activity does Sadako like to do?
Swim
Bike
Run
Skip
Who does Sadako run with?
Kenji
Oba Chan
Father
Lily
Kenji said that Sadako is like a turtle. Sadako then says that Kenji is like a....
Elephant
Tiger
Sloth
Frog
What does mother NOT ask Sadako to do when she enters the house?
Bow
Take off her shoes
Warm a drink for father
Answer the phone
Grandmother Oba Chan is alive.
True
False
Throughout the play the chorus counts over and over. What is the symbolism of the counting?
Counting all of the lives lost in bomb
Randomly counting because it's fun
Counting the paper cranes
Counting how many days there are
Did Sadako get to run in her race?
Yes
No
Who tells Sadako the story of the thousand paper cranes?
Father
Mother
Oba Chan
Kenji
How many cranes did Sadako make before she passed?
10
644
1000
300
