chp. 16 - samurai farm boy

Question 1

what is the name of Captain Whitfield’s wife?

Answer 1

Albertina

Question 2

how is Captain Whitfield’s wife described?

Answer 2

a face that crinkled up when she smiled, with twinkly blue eyes and round cheeks; she smiled a lot and was easy to like

Question 3

what does Manjiro use on the farm that he would never have in Japan?

Answer 3

a horse to ride

Question 4

what is the name of Manjiro’s horse?

Answer 4

Plum Duff or Duffy

Question 5

who does Manjiro meet when he falls off his horse in a field of alfalfa?

Answer 5

Terry

Question 6

what does Terry try to teach Manjiro?

Answer 6

how to ride Plum Duff and stay on

Question 7

what does Manjiro teach Terry?

Answer 7

to build cages for crickets, play go, and filet a fish

Question 8

how sharp should a samurai’s sword be?

Answer 8

sharp enough to slice a floating water lily

Question 9

how strong should a samurai’s sword be?

Answer 9

strong enough to cut through seven corpses

Question 10

what are some of the different Japanese names for swords?

Answer 10

Katana, Nodachi, Tanto, and Naginata