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Kensuke's Kingdom Chapter 8
Kensuke's Kingdom Chapter 8
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1
Why didn't Kensuke abandon the burning ship?
His friends were all on the boat
There were sharks in the water
He couldn't swim and was scared to jump into the water
He didn't want to leave his patients
2
Where did Kensuke get all of his supplies?
It was washed up on the beach
From the Naval ship
The Forest
He found it in a cave
3
How do you think Michael's letter in the bottle could help?
It might float all the way to England so gran can come to the rescue
It helps him by writing down his feelings
He might get a pen pal from another island
It may be found by a boat who could rescue him
4
Why was Michael so happy?
Kensuke had found his football
He had seen a boat and thought they might rescue him
Kensuke brought him red bananas
Stella kept cuddling him
5
What was Kensuke's previous job?
Teacher
Lawyer
Fisherman
Doctor
6
What phrase on p118 shows that Michael is waiting patiently to hear the story?
'I couldn't wait for him to tell the story.'
'I was bursting to ask him about the football.'
'Kensuke was a great story teller.'
'I sat watching him and waited for him to begin his story.'
7
How did Kensuke hide the orangutans?
He made a shelter from leaves in the forest
He told them to hide in the trees
He hid them in his cave and sang to them
He got them to wear disguises
8
How do you think Michael feels when Stella brings the coke bottle in?
Worried about Kensuke being upset by the letter
Happy that Stella wants to play fetch
Disappointed that his message won't get him rescued
Worried about Stella swallowing it
9
What did the men who came to the island do to the gibbons?
Played football with them on the beach
Put them in cages
Cut down the trees and destroyed their habitat
Killed the mothers and stole the babies
10
What phrase on p129 shows that Michael feels bad?
'I lay all night in deep torment, racked by my guilt.'
'I couldn't believe she brought it back'
'I looked at her in disbelief'
'I hurled the bottle out to sea as far as I could'
11
Why did more men come to the island?
They were looking for Japanese survivors from the war
The were poachers and wanted to capture the baby orangutans
They fancied an island holiday
They wanted to photograph the wildlife
12
Why does Michael hide the coke bottle?
He knows that it would upset Kensuke
He doesn't want wildlife to get trapped inside
Kensuke hates sugary drinks
He wants to do the mentos and coke experiment
13
What happened to Kensuke's ship?
It is buried under the sand
The orangutans stole it and sailed away
It crashed on the rocks and was destroyed
It was sunk by American soldiers
14
Who made the boat?
Kensuke
Japanese Navy
Michael
American Soldiers
15
How did the orangutans help Kensuke?
They taught him to speak orangutan
They cuddled him and kept him warm
They taught him what was safe to eat on the island
They taught him to swing through the trees like an elderly apeman
16
What word on p123 means killed?
heed
darting
pike
dispatched
17
Even though Kensuke hates mankind, he still saves Michael. What does that tell you about his character?
He only likes English people
He thought Michael was a hairless orangutan
He is very forgiving
He is still a caring person
