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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Manzanar mean in Spanish?
(a) Cold wind
(b) Windswept mountain
(c) Apple orchard
(d) Green valley
2. What closes permanently in July of 1945?
(a) The Manzanar camp
(b) The draft for Japanese American soldiers
(c) The schools at Manzanar
(d) The mess hall at Manzanar
3. How do Jeanne and her family deal with the memories of Manzanar?
(a) They write about their experiences in a family journal
(b) They discuss their experiences at family gatherings
(c) They go to therapy
(d) They don't talk about Manzanar
4. To what city does Eleanor move?
(a) Reno
(b) San Diego
(c) Chicago
(d) Atlanta
5. What helps alleviate the overcrowding in the camp?
(a) The expansion of the camp by one mile
(b) The addition of five more camps for the detainees
(c) The influenza epidemic
(d) The Loyalty Oath
6. What hobby does Jeanne try that she comes to believe is a horrible abuse of the body?
(a) Ballet
(b) Yoga
(c) Aerobics
(d) Running
7. What would Jeanne be horrified about if anyone asked her out on a date?
(a) Her lack of money
(b) Her Japanese ancestry
(c) Papa's behavior
(d) The apartment the family lives in
8. What worries Papa after the bombing of Hiroshima?
(a) He worries that he will be drafted into the military
(b) He worries about having to stay in the camp
(c) He fears that Japan will retaliate
(d) He fears all of his family is lost
9. What does Woody bring as a gift to his father's family?
(a) Flowers
(b) Blankets
(c) Sugar
(d) A radio
10. When does the Supreme Court vote that loyal citizens cannot be detained against their will by the government?
(a) 1942
(b) 1936
(c) 1944
(d) 1953
11. Why is there a housing shortage on the West Coast?
(a) Most of the available land is already used up
(b) Many houses are bombed
(c) Japanese American houses are burned after the evacuation
(d) People move there to help with the war effort
12. By the end of 1944, about how many people are left at Manzanar?
(a) 700
(b) 2,500
(c) 6,000
(d) 10,000
13. What is Jeanne's return to school and outside life like?
(a) Surprising
(b) Good
(c) Difficult
(d) Easy
14. What hobby does Papa begin to do?
(a) Carving furniture
(b) Songwriting
(c) Weight lifting
(d) Curling
15. What is Jeanne reminded of when Woody leaves?
(a) When they had to sell their belongings
(b) When Papa went to fish the last time
(c) When they first arrived at the camp
(d) When they left Ocean Park
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Woody's wife?
2. Jeanne feels sorry for the teacher of which lessons?
3. Who does Jeanne go to more and more when she needs comfort?
4. What reaction does Jeanne and her family get from others?
5. What ends all hope for staying at Manzanar?
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