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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Departures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What covers the family when they wake up in their first morning at the camp?
(a) Fleas
(b) Dust
(c) Snow
(d) Hair

2. What item does Jeanne's mother refuse to sell, deciding instead to break it?
(a) Her china
(b) Jeanne's baby carriage
(c) A bracelet
(d) A short wave radio

3. What does Manzanar mean in Spanish?
(a) Windswept mountain
(b) Apple orchard
(c) Green valley
(d) Cold wind

4. The camp sits at an altitude of _______.
(a) 14,000 feet
(b) 10,000 feet
(c) 4,000 feet
(d) Sea level

5. What does Woody work as in the camp?
(a) Carpenter
(b) Doctor
(c) Engineer
(d) Farmer

Short Answer Questions

1. Papa finally leaves the barracks to do what?

2. Who reassures Mama that they can make the barracks better?

3. Who does Jeanne go to more and more when she needs comfort?

4. For what career does Papa first begin to prepare?

5. Why doesn't Papa return to Japan?

(see the answer key)

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