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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. Where is Papa held while he is in custody?

2. What crowds the barracks?

3. What does the sandstorm do?

4. What is Mama furious about that first day?

5. What does the reservoir crew fear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens during the December Riot?

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

4. What are Jeanne's experiences in school and in the neighborhood after the family is forced to move from Ocean Park?

5. What does Papa think about Japan? Who does he hope will win the war?

6. Who are the only people in the camp allowed outside the night of the riot? What are they given as protection?

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

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

9. How does Mama's family feel about Papa? Why are they not happy about the relationship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened at the reservoir shack on the night of the December Riot? Who was present? Why do you think the people present felt the way that they did? Do you think you would feel similarly if you had been there that night? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What was the purpose of the internment camps? Dido they fulfill their purpose? Why or why not? Do you think the camps were right? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What discrimination does Jeanne face in school after the family returns to Los Angeles? Where does she feel accepted? Where does she not feel accepted? What recurring dream does she have? Why do you think Jeanne never fulfills this dream?

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