Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PROLOGUE-PART 1

Reading Check

1. What word does Yozo use to describe his life?

2. What part of the day did Yozo begin to dread and question as a child?

3. What does Yozo say he “was congenitally unable to refuse“ as a child? (Part 1)

4. How does Yozo define a man who is respected?

5. What comments does Yozo recall hearing after his father’s speech?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What three items does the narrator review in the Prologue? Summarize how he feels about the items, and what impression they leave on him.

2. Summarize Yozo’s overview of his childhood. What key aspects does he point out for the reader?

3. What types of thoughts does Yozo struggle with in regard to his peers? How does this affect the formation of his personality?

4. Summarize the incident regarding the lion mask. What is Yozo’s primary issue in this incident and how does his family interpret it?

5. Why does Yozo describe himself as “a mischievous imp?” (Part 1) Describe the example that Yozo uses for his description.