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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can't Papa do?

2. What does Papa think about the violence in the camp?

3. Where is the family sent?

4. In what year do the events of the book begin?

5. Who crashes into the reservoir shack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What keeps the family going despite the circumstances that they are in at the camp?

2. What are the barracks like in the camp?

3. What is the greatest humiliation in the camp? How is it handled?

4. What is Papa's family like in Japan? What is the family's history?

5. Does Papa want his sons to join in the war? Why or why not?

6. What work do members of the family do in the camp? Are they required to work?

7. What does Papa's interview at Fort Lincoln reveal about him and his family relationships?

8. What happens during the December Riot?

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

10. What does Jeanne believe is behind her father's seclusion in the barracks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jeanne faces many life-changing experiences in the book. What event do you think had the greatest effect on Jeanne? Why did it have the greatest effect? How did the event change Jeanne's life? Use specific examples from the book to back up your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Jeanne is a child while the family lives in Manzanar. How do you think the camp experience is different for different age groups? Use examples from the book to back up your answers. Who had the toughest time at the camp? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What are the events that lead to the creation of Manzanar? Why do you think the government chose to create the internment camps? Do you agree or disagree with this decision? Why?

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