Sedako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Flashcards
What is the nickname for the atomic bomb?
Thunderbolt.
What was the sickness that Sadako had?
Leakemia.
Who gave Sadako her golden crane and where?
Her friend Chizuko, she gave it to her one of the first days Sadako was in the hospital
What did the birds remind Mrs. Sasaski of?
A poem that she knew.
What kind of tree was in the courtyard and what did it have to do with Sadako?
A maple tree. Sadako would look at it when she wasn’t able to do anything else.
How old was Kenji when Sadako first met him?
9 years old.
What did Sadako see when she died?
Her golden crane flying away.
Who did Sadako see last before she died?
Her parents.
What was Sadako’s class called?
The bamboo class.
What words were engraved in Sadako’s statue?
This is our cry, this is our prayer, peace in the world.
What was the sickness Sadako got?
She had leukemia.
What did Sadako make when she was sick?
She made paper cranes.
Why did Sadako make the paper cranes?
She made them for good luck.
What caused the leukemia?
A giant bomb spreaded the sickness.
Why did people bring colorful papers when Sadako was in the hospital?
They brought the papers for her so make the cranes.
What did Sadako do after she made a crane?
She made a wish.
Sadako did not complain about pain or shots but was was she worried about?
She was worried about dying.
What did the paper cranes remind Sadako?
The remind her there was always hope.
what was in the big box that Eiji handed Sadako?
It was a silk kimono with cherry blossoms on it.
Who made the silk kimono for Sadako?
Sadako’s mother sewed it for her.
What did everyone agree that sadako looked like in the kimono?
Everyone agreed that she looked like princess.
As Sadako grew weaker what did the imagine about more?
Sadako imagined about death more.
What did Sadako refer to her self as when she couldn’t make the paper crane?
She referred to her self as a turtle.
