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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mama furious about that first day?
(a) The barbed wire around the camp
(b) Jeanne's dirty dress
(c) The conditions they have to live in
(d) That her husband isn't with them

2. Where is Papa held while he is in custody?
(a) Florida
(b) North Dakota
(c) New York
(d) Texas

3. What happens when the gossip of the camp about Papa is shared with Papa?
(a) He escapes from the camp under the barbed wire
(b) He confronts the people gossiping about him
(c) He flies into a rage
(d) He fights with the camp head

4. What do many people wear as they arrive in the camps?
(a) Sweaters
(b) Heavy coats
(c) Aloha shirts
(d) Bathing suits

5. How much longer has Papa lived in the United States versus his interrogator?
(a) 5 years
(b) 3 months
(c) 9 years
(d) 20 years

6. What does Papa do to Mama?
(a) Brings her flowers
(b) Threatens her with his cane
(c) Breaks her leg
(d) Forces her to sleep outside

7. What does the family make a down payment on just before Pearl Harbor?
(a) A farm
(b) A house
(c) A boat
(d) A car

8. What is the first thing the family sees with Papa?
(a) A wig
(b) Eyeglasses
(c) A wheelchair
(d) A cane

9. The interview of Wakatsuki Ko shows he is what kind of man?
(a) Dumb
(b) Aggressive
(c) Thinking
(d) Naive

10. Why hasn't Papa contacted his family in Japan?
(a) He is the black sheep of the family
(b) They are all dead
(c) He doesn't like any of them.
(d) This disowned him

11. What is a reminder that the people are not free?
(a) The mess hall
(b) The handcuffs
(c) The lack of Christmas presents
(d) The searchlights

12. What hurts Mama's pride?
(a) To not be able to shower each day
(b) To not be able to provide for her family
(c) To be put into such a low, miserable living situation
(d) To have to rely on others

13. How long is it between the time that Jeanne's father is arrested and the next time that they see him?
(a) Four months
(b) Three days
(c) Almost a year
(d) Five years

14. What is the greatest humiliation in the camps?
(a) Lack of schools
(b) Lack of trust
(c) Racism
(d) Lack of privacy

15. What does "Inu" mean?
(a) Hero
(b) Dog
(c) Ugly
(d) Weak

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sandstorm do?

2. What is the reservoir crew given as protection?

3. Where was Jeanne living with her family before Pearl Harbor?

4. Who does Papa think will win the war?

5. What does the mob cry out before the MPs use tear gas?

(see the answer keys)

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