"The Jay" by Yasunari Kawabata Quiz and Answer Key

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “The Jay” by Yasunari Kawabata. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the narrative. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The reason for a jay’s singing
• Yoshiko’s personal history
• A misinterpreted sign of good luck
• Characters’ shared traits
• The effect of the father’s second marriage on his family
• How Yoshiko and her brother came to live with their grandmother
• The grandmother’s medical condition
• The father’s arrangement for Yoshiko
• An important meeting
• Yoshiko’s discovery