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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the reservoir crew fear?
(a) The Japanese navy
(b) Getting left in the reservoir
(c) The jittery soldiers
(d) The dam breaking

2. Where was Mama born?
(a) Hawaii
(b) California
(c) Japan
(d) Canada

3. What does Papa demand?
(a) A bed for himself
(b) Woody to leave the family's unit
(c) Extra rice and cans of fruit
(d) An apology

4. What does Jeanne's father have that he feels guarantees his arrest?
(a) A medal of honor from the Japanese government
(b) A typewriter
(c) A commercial fishing license
(d) A son who lives in Japan

5. Who does Papa think will win the war?
(a) Japan
(b) America
(c) Germany
(d) England

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true about Papa?

2. Who is required to work in the camp?

3. What does the sandstorm do?

4. At Fort Lincoln, what did Papa work as?

5. What do the soldiers fear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Mama angry in the camp? Why?

2. What do the people of the camp think about this document that the government wants them to sign? Why?

3. What do the men find most disturbing and disgraceful while they are in the camp? Why?

4. What is the family's first impression of Manzanar?

5. What is Papa's personality and character like?

6. How does Papa leave Japan? Where does he go?

7. What does the government want the men to sign? What does signing it mean?

8. What does Papa do when he hears the gossip about him? How does Kiyo react to Papa?

9. What do the people at Manzanar call Papa? Why?

10. What does Papa think about the war? What does he think started the war?

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