Longfellow Battlers: Hachiko Waits

Who wrote Hachiko Waits?

• Lesléa Newman

• Paul Newman

• Maurice Sendak

• Eric Carle

Who adopts Hachi when he is three months old?

• Professor Eizaburo Ueno of the Agriculture Department at Tokyo Imperial University

• Yasuo

• the Housekeeper

• Station Master Yoshikawa

Professor Ueno is a man of habit. What does he say to Hachi when they part each day?

• What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. You are the best dog in all of Japan.

• See you later, alligator.

• Fly you high, Hachi.

• I will wait for you when you arrive at the train station in Heaven.

On April 1, 1924, the Professor has his breakfast in the tatami room and drinks his green tea. Then he tells Hachi it is going to be a good day. What happens that day?

• A neighbor brings over some chicken skewers for dinner.

• Hachi winds up following him to his 9 o'clock train and then miraculously returns to meet him just before 3 o'clock.

• There was a double rainbow.

• A new Pokemon character, modeled after Hashi, was released.

What might be part of a traditional Japanese meal? Check all that apply...

• miso soup

• dried fish and seaweed

• rice

• cooked eggs

• pickeled radishes

Hachi is an Akita, once bred exclusively for the Imperial Family and known for their intelligence, bravery, and devotion. But which of the following commands did Hashi not respond to all that well?

• sit!

• down!

• heel!

• speak! (he was generally a silent dog)

Where did Hachi wait for the Professor?

• at Shibuya Station

• in the backyard

• outide his classroom

• behind the big university cafeteria

Yasuo had to struggle like a carp going upstream to make it through the crowd at the ceremony unveiling Hachiko's statue. Why did it take a whole year to create?

• because they wanted to wait for the cherry blossoms

• because the sculptor felt he had to sit in silence and solitude for a while before he knew how to approach the work

• because the bronze order was late

• because they needed enough green tea for the celebration

Why did the Professor name his puppy Hachi, which means eight?

• because it was his lucky number, he was his eighth dog, and the symbol for eight suggests that the future is wide open

• because he had seven other dogs at home

• because Hachi had eight spots on this back

• because his address was #8, Eighth Street

Although some people at the station wore business suits and leather shoes like the Professor, many wore traditional Japanese clothes, including which of the following?

• Saris

• Kimonos and geta clogs or zori sandals

• Jaliscos

• Seersucker suits