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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 does Jeanne fear as the camps close?

2. What date does the government set for final closure of the camp?

3. Jeanne goes to the first campground when she is in what grade?

4. What does Mama announce to Papa and Jeanne?

5. What would Jeanne be horrified about if anyone asked her out on a date?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the Loyalty Oath, what does the camp become like?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do Jeanne and her father wait for at the firebreak? What does Mama tell them?

10. What does Papa want to do after they leave Manzanar? How does he think he will accomplish this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did the camps affect family life for the internees? What aspects of the camp affect Jeanne's family? How does her family change from the outside world to internment in the camps? Are they able to put the family back the way it was when they are released from the camp?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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