english exam: literature and "Inn of Lost Time"

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What makes the tale of Urashima Taro sad?

Taro loses many years of his life, plus his friends and family

in the subplot, who is willing to pay a gold piece for each lost year of life?

Tobukei, the wealthy merchant

In Zenta's story, what do Zenta and his employer think happened to them the night they stayed at the "Inn of lost time" ?

Zenta and his employer thought that the Inn keeper and the daughter drugged and robbed them

you will learn the resolution of a story:

at the end of the story

in spite of the wolf's efforts, Mark's brick house stands strong against all huffs and puffs

climax

the pigs wanted to build houses, but the wolf wants a meal

conflict

the problem a character faces in a story is the:

conflict

an author creates a vivid setting by appealing to the reader's:

five senses

The father tells the story of Urashima Taro to his sons because:

it is his habit to tell his sons a bedtime story

long stories have subplots, which are:

minor plots that are part of the larger story

the atmosphere of a story is also called the

mood

the day had begun with sunshine, but now dark clouds swirled above the three busy pigs. the weather began to feel like a turkey threat.

mood

the story of Urashima Taro is a Japanese:

myth

a chain of related events that tells what happens in the story is called the:

plot

the ______________ is the chain of related events that tells you what happens in a story

plot

another word for conflict is:

problem

at the end of the story, when Matsuzo refuses more tea from his hosts, the stories mood is:

relieved; everyone laughs at his uneasiness

a storyteller will use parallel episodes to:

repeat events or elements of a story

once the wolf was no longe a threat to the pigs, they all lived happily together

resolution

the wolf blows down the house of straw

rising action

which of the following details about setting describes a social custom as a part of the setting? 16th centry, Japan serving hot tea to guests late evening lean faces of the Samurai

serving hot tea to guests

once upon a time, in a country far away, there were three little pigs

setting

the time and place in which the events of a story take place is the:

setting

the mood of a story is the:

story's overall atmosphere

minor plots that are part of the larger story are called

subplots

having ronin as characters shows that the story:

takes place in Japan, long ago

what detail first helped Zenta figure out the innkeeper's trick?

the bamboo looked almost the same as the night before

in the end, who is the farmer's wife revealed to be?

the six-fingered girl from the inn

the setting helps you understand:

the time period of the story, where the story takes place, and the story's main characters and social customs

What is revealed to them later? what actually occurred?

they tried to trick them into giving 50 gold pieces to an old woman who didn't exist. They had actually just slept overnight outside and not for 50 years

why does Zenta tell the story about the inn?

to see if the farmer and his wife are leading an honest life


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