Chapter 6: Kenji
What did everyone start bringing to Sadako?
Everyone started bringing paper to Sadako for her to make cranes.
What month was it in Chapter 7?
Month of June
How was Sadako feeling in July?
Sadako started to feel a little better.
What was Sadako thinking about in Chapter 9
Sadako was thinking about dying.
When did Sadako died?
Sadako died on October 25, 1955.
What was the name of the sick boy Sadako met at the hospital?
Kenji
How was Sadako's condition?
Sadako's condition was getting worse.
What holiday was it that Sadako came home for?
O Bon, a special holiday celebration for when the spirits of the dead visit those they had loved when they were alive.
Did Sadako try to make another paper crane?
Yes, but she couldn't do it.
What did Sadako's classmates do after she died?
The classmates finished making Sadako's cranes.
What was wrong with Kenji?
Kenji had leukemia too.
Was Sadako allowed to have any visitors?
Sadako was only allowed family members to visit her.
When the family all came to visit Sadako, what was the gift that little Eiji handed Sadako?
It was a silk kimono that her mother had always wanted to get for her.
What did Dr. Numata say to Sadako when she tried to make another paper crane?
Dr. Numata told Sadako to rest, she could make a crane tomorrow.
What did they do with all the cranes that the class and Sadako made?
The thousand paper cranes were buried with Sadako.
What did Sadako suggest that Kenji could do to get better.
Sadako told Kenji about making the cranes.
What did Mrs. Sasaki bring to Sadako to try and get her to eat?
Mrs. Sasaki brought Sadako all her favorite foods.
What did Chizuko say about Sadako in her kimono?
Chizuko said Sadako looked better in that outfit than school clothes.
What was Sadako thinking about when she died?
Sadako was looking at and thinking about her cranes.
What did Sadako's classmates do with her letters?
The class got them published and sent around the country, so everyone knew about Sadako and her thousand paper cranes.
Did Kenji think the cranes could help him? What happened to him at end of Chapter 6?
No, Kenji was certain that he would die soon, and he died.
What did Sadako do with the crumbled up silver piece of paper that smelled like chocolate that Eiji sent Sadako?
Sadako made a crane number 541 out of the paper.
Sadako made a crane number 644, the last crane she would ever make.
What did Sadako seem to see the cranes do as she watched them?
Sadako thought the cranes came alive and flew out the open window.
What does the Folded Crane Club do in honor of Sadako?
The club makes a thousand paper cranes and puts them under the statue every year on Peace Day.