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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 covers the family when they wake up in their first morning at the camp?

2. Who crashes into the reservoir shack?

3. What is a common condition in the camp?

4. What does Jeanne's father have that he feels guarantees his arrest?

5. Where does Papa go after leaving Japan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the family feel about moving to Manzanar?

4. Why does anti-Asian sentiment increase on the West Coast?

5. What are the barracks like in the camp?

6. What leads to the separation of families at Manzanar?

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

8. What is Papa's reunion like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Japanese Americans feel about the discrimination they faced after the attack on Pearl Harbor? Use specific examples from the book to illustrate your argument. How do they feel about the internment camps? Do you think you would have felt the same or differently?

Essay Topic 2

What was the December Riot? What were people upset about? What happened during the riot? Do you think the people were right to feel the way that they did? How do you think you would feel in a similar circumstance? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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