Transcript Sign of the Chrysanthemum by Katherine Paterson

Sign of the
Chrysanthemum
by Katherine Paterson
Day 4
Discuss Chapters 6-7
Pre-reading Chapters 8-9
Question 1
•
Why do you think Muna
is having difficulty
adjusting to life with
Fukuji?
He doesn’t know how to do the tasks
that Fukuji asks him to do.
Fukuji is his only father figure now
that Takanobu is dead and he wants
to be his apprentice.
Question 2
• Who are the two
rival clans?
Heiki and Genji
Question 3
• Why does Fukuji sell
so few swords?
He wants to make sure that the
swords go to good, worthy
people with a good spirit. (pg. 54)
Question 4
• What does Fukuji
ask Muna do do for
him?
Take a note to Muratani, explaining
that Fukuji will make a sword for him.
Question 5
• What does Muna discover has
happened to Kawaki when he
returns for a visit?
He is dying. (pg. 61)
Question 6
• Who does Muna think is the man
that bumps into after leaving
Kawaki & Akiko’s?
He thought it was Koishi,
Takanobu’s friend. (pg. 62)
Question 7
• Why doesn’t Muna tell Fukuji
about his troubles?
He decides to wait until he has
proven his worth and is more of
a man
Chapter 8-9 Vocabulary
brazier (8-65)
deft (8-65)
presumptuous (8-66)
unctuous (8-68)
pan with burning coals and grill for
cooking food
nimble, skillful
overstepping bounds of good
behavior, forward
excessively smooth, suave, or smug
incredulous (8-71)
overflowing with enthusiasm or
excitement
shaved patch on the head of monks
in a religious order
disbelieving or showing disbelief
raucous (9-80)
rowdy, disorderly
ebullient (8-68)
tonsure (8-69)
Chapter 8-9
Plot Summary
• First event in chapter 8
• Muna fans the fire in Fukuji’s
kitchen. Chopping cucumbers, he
thinks of how pretty Akiko is.
• Last event in chapter 9
• Muna leaves Kawaki’s house to
find Akiko. He is furious with her
uncle.