Sadako Ch 2-3

1. The lanterns floated out to sea like a swarm of _____________ against the dark water. P. 20
3. When the candles were burning brightly, the lanterns were ________ on the Ohta River. P. 20
7. This word means “large, densely packed crowds of people.” P. 27
9. This word means “any structure or place consecrated or devoted to a saint, holy person, or deity.” P. 26
11. This word means “an adherent of the religion based on the teachings of Buddha.” P. 18
12. As the bamboo class surrounded Sadako cheering and shouting, she shook her head and the ________ went away. P. 24
15. This word means “an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event.” P. 15
16. The simile on page 15 compares Chizuko and Sadako’s friendship to two pine _________ on the same twig.
18. When Masahiro timed Sadako, her speed ___________ everyone. P. 22
19. Another name for the atom bomb that hit Hiroshima was the _____________. P. 16
20. Sadako said that the heat from the Thunderbolt ________ her eyes like needles. P. 18
21. Chizuko and Sadako had been friends since _______________. P. 15
22. On New Year’s Eve, Sadako hoped she could _________ wish away the dizzy spells. P. 26
23. At supper, Mr. Sasaki made a long speech about family ________ and pride. P. 22

2. Sadako said that the Thunderbolt was like the ________ of a million suns. P. 18
3. The __________ carried the names of relatives who had died because of the Thunderbolt. P. 20
4. Sadako tried to _______ herself that the dizziness meant nothing and that it would go away. P. 26
5. These circled the twisted, scarred Atomic Dome, after being freed. P. 18
6. Sadako wrote Oba Chan’s name on a lantern in memory of her __________. P. 20 & 11
8. Sadako didn’t like looking at the bomb ________, people with ugly whitish scars who were burned badly. P. 18
10. At the Peace Day event, there were stalls selling everything from bean cakes to ________ crickets. P. 18
12. This word means “barren land with little vegetation.” P. 16
13. Members of the other team ________ looked taller and stronger than her teammates. P. 24
14. Sadako thinks that if the bamboo relay team wins that she’ll be sure to get on the team in ________ high. P. 22
17. There was ________ in Mr. Sasaki’s voice because Sadako was such a fast, strong runner. P. 16
19. At midnight, the _______ bells were ringing out the all the evils of the old year. P. 26
21. This word means “a long, loose robe with wide sleeves and tied with a sash, originally worn as a formal garment in Japan.” P. 26