Betrayed by America - Comprehension

The section “Attacked!” describes the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Which section helps readers understand why that attack was made?

• the introduction

• “Trouble on the Way”

• “Mistrust and Suspicion”

• “Life Goes On”

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

On page 6, Kristin Lewis writes, “The bombing of Pearl Harbor fanned the flames of prejudice.” She means that the bombing made prejudice

• more intense.

• less intense.

• less noticeable.

• legal

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which detail from the article supports the idea that Japanese Americans were viewed with mistrust and suspicion after Pearl Harbor?

• “Japan launched a massive surprise attack on Pearl Harbor . . .” (p. 6)

• “ By the early 1900s, a large number had settled on the West Coast. (p. 6)

• “In fact, a military report stated that less than 3 percent of Japanese Americans posed a potential threat to the U.S. . . .” (p. 6)

• “Rumors flew that Japanese Americans were loyal to Japan, that they were spies . . .” (p. 6)

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

On page 8, Lewis writes that Heart Mountain “looked nothing like its name would suggest.” She means that the camp

• was not really called Heart Mountain.

• was not in the shape of a heart.

• did not look like a friendly place.

• was not in the mountains.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following details supports the idea that residents of the internment camps tried to make the best of their situation?

• “Many had lost everything . . .” (p. 9)

• “Bill, his parents, and his three siblings crowded into one sparsely furnished room.” (p. 8)

• “Mothers stitched curtains to bring color to dreary windows . . .” (p. 8)

• “The toilets were even worse.” (p. 8)

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

The poem “Children of Camp”

• explains why Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps during World War II.

• expresses a personal reaction to Pearl Harbor.

• explains how people spent their time in the internment camps.

• helps the reader understand what life in the internment camps was like.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5