Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Prologue-Part 1

Reading Check

1. What is Chihiro holding in the car?

2. Why does Chihiro start to panic?

3. What color is the wall that Chihiro and her parents arrive at?

4. What does Father presume the place they found must be?

5. What sound does Mother hear in the distance?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Chihiro feel about her family’s move to somewhere new?

2. How do Chihiro’s parents treat her and react to her feelings?

3. What does Chihiro spot on the side of the road, and what does Mother say about it?

4. What spooks Chihiro when her parents want to enter the tunnel?

Paired Resource

Examples of Shrines in Shintoism

• This resource describes various types of shrines in Japan, where they are found, and what they represent. It also includes photos.
• How might the way the shrines are placed on the side of the road represent Modern Humanity’s Abandonment of Spirituality and Nature?

An Abandoned Amusement Park in Japan

• This CNN article showcases an abandoned amusement park in Japan, including photographs and descriptions.