Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes: Intro & Chapters 1 - 5

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

• Japan, present day

• New York City, New York 1954

• Hiroshima, Japan 1954

• New York CIty, present day

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

• Sadako, a 1,000 year old crane

• Sadako, an 11 year old girl

• Paper, a 1,000 year old crane

• Masahiro, a 14 year old boy

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What is the capital of Japan?

• Hiroshima

• Mt. Fuji

• Tokyo

• Kyoto

Which of the following is an example of a crane, the animal.

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According to legend, what happens if a sick person folds 1,000 paper cranes?

• The gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again.

• She will live 1,000 years.

• She will turn into a crane and fly away.

• She will forget her sadness.

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Who are all the members of Sadako's family that we meet in the first chapter?

• Eiji, Mitsue, Masahiro, Mr. Sasaki & Mr. Sasaki

• Mitsue, Masahiro, Mr. Sasaki & Mrs. Sasaki

• Eiji, Mitsue, Masahiro, Mr. Sasaki, Mrs. Sasaki and grandma Sasaki

• Eiji, Mitsue, Masahiro, Mr. Sasaki & Mrs. Sasaki

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

• to the carnival

• to the Peace Day memorial

• to the zoo

• to the temple for prayers

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On page 11, Sadako's mother scolds her when she says she's excited to go to the carnival. Why does her mother scold her?

• Sadako's mother scolds her because Sadako calls the memorial a carnival, and that is disrespectful.

• Sadako's mother scolds her because she's afraid about going to the carnival and is nervous.

• Sadako's mother scolds her because she is always yelling at Sadako and it's nothing new.

• Sadako's mother scolds her because showing excitement is disrespectful in Japan.

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Who's picture was in the gold frame on the altar shelf?

• Oba chan, Sadako's grandmother

• Masahiro, Sadako's grandfather

• the spirits of the ancestors

• Oba chan, Sadako's grandfather

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How did Sadako's grandmother die?

• old age

• car accident

• from the atom bomb

• leukemia

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