The Crane Wife — Questions and answers

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In the story of The Crane Wife, where did the young man live in the snow country of northern Japan?

Choices

  1. in a big city with many tall buildings
  2. in a warm village by the sea
  3. in a cave in the mountains
  4. in a small farm with one thatched house ✓

Answer: in a small farm with one thatched house

From page 1

In The Crane Wife story, what kind of bird was caught in the snare on the frozen marsh?

Choices

  1. a black crow
  2. a blue heron
  3. a red-crowned crane ✓
  4. a small brown sparrow

Answer: a red-crowned crane

From page 2

In The Crane Wife, what did the young man give the young woman to eat when she came to his door during the blizzard?

Choices

  1. cold rice
  2. hot millet ✓
  3. sweet fruit
  4. fresh bread

Answer: hot millet

From page 3

In The Crane Wife, what did the young woman say she could do to help the young man make money?

Choices

  1. she could weave cloth ✓
  2. she could hunt animals
  3. she could grow rice
  4. she could build houses

Answer: she could weave cloth

From page 4

In The Crane Wife, how long was the young woman in the room weaving the first length of cloth?

Choices

  1. one day and one night
  2. five days and five nights
  3. seven days and seven nights
  4. three days and three nights ✓

Answer: three days and three nights

From page 5

In The Crane Wife, what did the young woman say about weaving each bolt of cloth?

Choices

  1. each bolt took more out of her than the last ✓
  2. each bolt made her happy
  3. each bolt made her stronger
  4. each bolt was easier to make than the last

Answer: each bolt took more out of her than the last

From page 6

In The Crane Wife, why did the young man finally open the door to the room where his wife was weaving?

Choices

  1. he heard a strange noise inside
  2. he could not bear not knowing what was happening to her ✓
  3. he was hungry and wanted to eat
  4. he wanted to help her weave the cloth

Answer: he could not bear not knowing what was happening to her

From page 7

In The Crane Wife, what did the young man see when he opened the door to the room?

Choices

  1. a pile of finished cloth
  2. his wife sleeping soundly
  3. a red-crowned crane weaving at the loom ✓
  4. an empty room

Answer: a red-crowned crane weaving at the loom

From page 8

In The Crane Wife, what did the crane say was the reason she had come to the young man's house?

Choices

  1. she had lost her way in the blizzard
  2. she was looking for food and shelter
  3. she wanted to live in his house forever
  4. she had come to repay him for freeing her from the snare ✓

Answer: she had come to repay him for freeing her from the snare

From page 9

In The Crane Wife, what did the young man do every winter after the crane left?

Choices

  1. he walked to the frozen marsh and looked for snares ✓
  2. he built a new house
  3. he stopped working on his farm
  4. he traveled to a different country

Answer: he walked to the frozen marsh and looked for snares

From page 10