Question

Ooka and the Stolen Smell” Text Analysis Question 3

Question 3: What reasons did the shopkeeper have for going to court?

A)The shopkeeper enjoyed giving people a hard time. He always started arguments with others.

B) The shopkeeper was a greedy and cheap person. He always thought people were trying to take advantage of him.

C)The shopkeeper disliked the poor student. He wanted Judge Ooka to throw the student in jail.

D)The shopkeeper was miserable and jealous of the smart student. He wanted the student to feel embarrassed

Answer 1

B) The shopkeeper was a greedy and cheap person. He always thought people were trying to take advantage of him.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the story, the shopkeeper was a greedy and miserable man who always believed people were trying to take advantage of him.

There was a poor student that lived above his store that everyone liked.

He was angry when he overheard a conversation with the poor student and his friend where he said he could eat and savor his meal of rice because he always ate his rice the same time the shopkeeper ate his fish . He said the smell of the fish helped him savor his meal.

The shopkeeper demanded the poor student paid him for the smell which he refused so he went to Judge Ooka.