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Kensuke's Kingdom ch-8

Kensuke's wife is Kimi and his son is Michiya. He initially did not want Michael on the island because he believed all people were killers. Kensuke used vinegar made from berries to neutralize jellyfish poison, and Michael hid his message in a bottle from Kensuke out of guilt for wanting to find his parents.

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Kensuke's Kingdom ch-8

Kensuke's wife is Kimi and his son is Michiya. He initially did not want Michael on the island because he believed all people were killers. Kensuke used vinegar made from berries to neutralize jellyfish poison, and Michael hid his message in a bottle from Kensuke out of guilt for wanting to find his parents.

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1. What are the names of Kensuke’s wife and son?

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2. Why did Kensuke not want Michael on the island initially?

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3. What did Kensuke use to kill the poison from the jellyfish?

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4. How does Kensuke’s speech show that he is not used to speaking English?

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5. What does the word ‘grieving’ mean?

I thought of the last time I had been out in a boat, of my mother and my
father and how they must be grieving for me every day, every night.

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6. Why did Michael hide what he was doing (with the message in a
bottle) from Kensuke?

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Answers:

1. Kensuke’s wife is called Kimi and his son is called Michiya.

2. Kensuke did not want Michael on the island initially because he thought
‘all people were killers’ due to what had happened previously.

3. Kensuke used vinegar, which he had made from berries, to kill the poison
from the jellyfish.

4. His speech shows he is not used to speaking English because it is


very broken and not in full sentences.

5. The word grieving means to feel very sad about something.


Michael’s parents are very sad because he has disappeared.

6. Michael hid the message in a bottle from Kensuke because he felt


bad/guilty about wanting to find his mum and dad. It suggested
Kensuke wasn’t enough for Michael and he knew it would make him feel
sad.

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