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Sadako and the Thousand Cranes Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In Chapter 1, why was Sadako happy to see a fuzzy spider?
a)
It would eat flies that were in the house.
b)
She liked reading Charlotte's Web.
c)
Her favorite animal was a spider. 
d)
It was a good luck sign.
2.
In Chapter 2, why were Sadako and her family going to the Peace Day memorial?
a)
To eat cotton candy
b)
To remember people who died from the atom bomb
c)
To celebrate the end of World War II
d)
To see the pictures of people who were burned from the bomb
3.
In Chapter 3, what was Sadako's secret that she kept from her family and friends?
a)
She had dizzy spells
b)
She won the relay race
c)
She like fuzzy spiders
d)
She remember the atom bomb when she was a baby
4.
In Chapter 4, why didn't Sadako think that she leukemia?
a)
She said she felt perfectly fine.
b)
She said the atom bomb hadn't even scratched her.
c)
She thought the luck spider had protected her. 
d)
She knew her parents didn't have leukemia.
5.
In Chapter 5, why did Sadako start folding paper cranes?
a)
She promised Chizuko that she would fold many cranes. 
b)
She wanted to give them as presents to her family. 
c)
She was bored in he hospital.
d)
She believed they would grant her wish.
6.
In Chapter 6, why doesn't Sadako believe that Kenji has leukemia?
a)
He looks healthy.
b)
He is a boy.
c)
He wasn't born when the bomb went off.
d)
He folded a thousand paper cranes. 
7.
According to the superstition, how many cranes would need to be folded to heal someone?
a)
50
b)
1,000
c)
10
d)
900
8.
What was the gift the Bamboo class gave Sadako?
a)
A statue
b)
A kokeshi doll
c)
A folded crane
d)
A kimono
9.
During the O Bon remembrance, what was written on the rice-paper lanterns?
a)
Poems about Hiroshima
b)
Names of relatives and friends who died from the atom bomb
c)
Recipes for Japanese food. 
d)
Words from their favorite song.  
10.
Who was Masahiro?
a)
Sadako's doctor
b)
A friend from school
c)
Sadako's brother
d)
A boy Sadako met in hospital.
11.
What did Masahiro tell Sadako he would do for her?
a)
Fix her favorite foods
b)
Fold 1000 paper cranes
c)
Put her bed quilts away.
d)
Hang all her paper cranes.
12.

Who is the protagonist in A Thousand Cranes?

a)

Kenji

b)

Oba Chan

c)

Sadako

d)

Mother

13.

The story is set during/after which war?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

WWI

c)

Civil War

d)

WWII

14.

Who detonated two nuclear weapons over Japan in 1945?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

Mexico

15.

What disease did Sadako get from exposure to the atomic bombs?

a)

Chicken Pox

b)

Leukaemia

c)

Swine Flu

d)

Leprosy

16.

What outdoor activity does Sadako like to do?

a)

Swim

b)

Bike

c)

Run

d)

Skip

17.

What is the setting of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes?

a)

Japan, present day

b)

New York City, New York 1954

c)

Japan 1954

d)

New York CIty, present day

18.

Who is the protagonist (main character) of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes?

a)

Sadako, a 1,000 year old crane

b)

Sadako, an 11 year old girl

c)

Paper, a 1,000 year old crane

d)

Masahiro, a 14 year old boy

19.

Sadako was excited about going somewhere with her family. Where was she excited to go?

a)

to the carnival

b)

to the Peace Day memorial

c)

to the zoo

d)

to the temple for prayers