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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. Who is Jeanne's oldest sister?

2. Jeanne and her father are in the firebreak waiting for what?

3. What does Mama announce to Papa and Jeanne?

4. Where does Woody go?

5. What does the experience of visiting the family show Woody?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeanne fear will be the family's reception in Los Angeles? What it is actually like? How to people react to Jeanne and her family?

2. How does Papa change after the Loyalty Oath?

3. How does Jeanne feel about leaving the camp? What does she fear?

4. What does Jeanne find when she visits Manzanar? How does this make her feel?

5. Where does Jeanne find acceptance? Where does she not find acceptance? Who does she become friends with?

6. What activities does Jeanne try? How does she feel about each?

7. How does Jeanne's relationship with her father change? Who does she turn to?

8. What small freedoms are the people in the camp allowed as time passes? How does Jeanne feel about this?

9. What is the trip back to Los Angeles like for Jeanne's family? Why?

10. How do Mama, Papa, and the others in the camp react to the possibility of leaving the camp? What makes staying in the camp impossible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Jeanne's family. Which member of the family do you think does the most to hold everyone together? Why? Which family member presents the most challenges to the family? Why? To whom is Jeanne closest? Why do you think this is the case?

Essay Topic 2

What is life like in Manzanar? Describe the physical and emotional feelings of the camp. What effects does the camp have on internees? Use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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