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These questions were originally posted to on the WaniKani forums. They are meant to spark discussion and check your understanding of the text, particularly language usage.
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Vocab
Vocab SRS Vol 5(Renshuu.org)
Questions
CW: Some gore
Questions for Chapter 1 (45) ニューヨークのジョジョ・ニューヨークのジョセフ・ジョースター その①
- How did Speedwagon (the man with face scars for folks new to JoJo) become wealthy?
- What’s the same about him and Straizo (ストレイツォ)? Why is Speedwagon jealous?
- What does the vendor infer about Joseph (bulky handsome guy)?
- What can we infer about the vendor based on his speech patterns?
- What can we infer about the first policeman based on his speech patterns?
- What does the policeman say will happen to Smokey?
- What offer does he make Smokey?
- How does Joseph initially speak to the police? Why does he speak this way?
- For those who read Part 1, what is Joseph’s actions in the question above a throwback to?
- How does the policeman act towards Joseph and why?
- What does Joseph say to the second policeman?
- What meaning does ブツ・ブッ add to verbs?
- What do we learn about Joseph’s physicality?
- What abnormal things happen with the coke?
- Who is narrating the story?
- What do we learn about Joseph’s family?
- What is Smokey surprised by?
Questions for Chapter 2 (46) 生きた彫像・ニューヨークのジョセフ・ジョースター その②
- How do Speedwagon and Straizo describe the man in the pillar? What kind of words are these?
- On page 6 of the chapter, the bottom panel, what kind of じゃ is Speedwagon using?
- Is this the first time that Speedwagon has been to this place? What has he observed?
- What do the men want from Speedwagon and his company?
- What’s weird about Joseph’s reaction?
- Why does Joseph get angry at the men?
- What’s Straizo’s reason for what he does?
thus begins Joseph’s long personal history with planes and piloting
CW: minor gore of hands
Chapter 3 (47) 悲痛な知らせ・ニューヨークのジョセフ・ジョースター その③ Questions
- Is the car a taxi?
- What does Joseph imply about Erina and Speedwagon?
- What do we learn about Erina and her descended husband (on page 6)?
- Who is narrating?
- What is the man at the restaurant’s problem?
- What resolution does the waiter propose?
- How does Erina tell Joseph to act?
- Why has this man suddenly appeared?
Chapter 4 (48) ストレイツォVSたいジョセフ その ①・ストレイツォの野望 Questions
- What does Smokey say about the man regarding his occupation and Smokey’s feelings about him?
- How does the man respond?
- How is the pillarman described?
- What rules govern the pillarman? What could happen to those rules?
- Why are Joseph and Smokey troubled by the magazine?
- What does Joseph notice about the man outside? What’s odd about how Joseph talks (and acts)?
- What does Joseph notice about the man outside once he’s also outside?
