Vocab 1
A type of vessel to hold flowers or for decoration
A vase
A sound repeating itself
Murmuring
Who is the main character?
Rinko
Who does Rinko not like in the story?
Mrs. Hata
What is the setting?
Mrs. and Mr. Hata's house
a small furrow or crease in the skin
Wrinkles
Another word for soul
Spirit
Who are Mrs. Hata's children?
Zenny, and Abu
Why does Rinko go to Mrs. Hata?
Her husband died and she went to comfort her
Why does Mrs. Hata want to keep Mr. Hata's ashes
To bring them to her hometown in Japan
When somebody pushes you for no reason
Shoved
What are the holy grains of a body
Ashes
She thinks shes crazy from everyone else telling her
What do Zenny and Abu think are spirits
Fireflies
Is this story based on Historical fiction or another type of label
The answer is Historical Fiction
A person unmarried
A Bachelor
High grade; superiority; excellence
Quality
How long does Rinko stay at Mrs. Hata's house
For a month
What does this story teach us?
To always accept something if it is for the greater good
When does Rinko go to Mrs. Hata
In her summer vacation
an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body
Tuberculosis
Yelling at someone for a good reason
A Scolding
what is the structure of the story
The structure is sequence
What does Joji do to make Rinko, not like him?
He always messes everything up (In Rinko's opinion)
Why did the author name this title of the book the best bad thing?
At first, she didn't want to go but later towards the end she liked being there