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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. At what lessons does Jeanne succeed?

2. Papa would be angry if Jeanne dated ________.

3. How does Jeanne's family react to the news that the camps are closing?

4. Who is Woody's wife?

5. What hobby does Jeanne try that she comes to believe is a horrible abuse of the body?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jeanne and her family feel as Woody leaves for the Army? How do others in the camp feel as the men leave?

2. How do Papa's family react to Woody's visit? What do they show him?

3. How does Papa change after the Loyalty Oath?

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

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

6. As she ages, how does Jeanne feel about Manzanar? How does she deal with her time there?

7. Who are the first people in Jeanne's family to leave the camp? Where do the members of her family go?

8. 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?

9. What is Jeanne's recurring dream? Why does this dream not come true for Jeanne?

10. What does Woody realize about Papa after his visit to Papa's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Jeanne and her family feel about Manzanar? Why do you think they feel this way? How are their feelings contradictory? How do you think you would feel in the same situation?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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