I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor Ch. 5-8

On page 25 Danny says, "This kid was a stitch." What does he mean?

• He means that Aki is a pain at times, but still an interesting kid.

• He means that Aki needs his pants sewn back together.

• He means that Aki has a funny sense of humor.

• He means that Aki makes him angry.

Aki and his mother's family were originally from

• Hawaii

• California

• New York City

• Japan

On page 26, Aki wraps his arms around his mother's leg and in a voice sweeter than a chocolate doughnut, apologizes to his mother. What does this action show about Aki's character?

• He's an angel and does no wrong.

• He's clever and knows how to get out of trouble.

• He's a naughty boy.

• Aki's so little he doesn't know what he's doing.

Why does Danny decide not to tell Aki's mother about how the boar almost turned Aki into a shish kebab?

• He doesn't want her to worry.

• He wants her to like him.

• He likes keeping secrets.

• He thinks Aki should be the one to tell his mom.

On page 29 Danny describes Aki by saying, "For such a shrimp, the kid was a real muscleman." By this statement the reader infer that...

• Danny wishes he was just like him.

• Danny thinks the kid is a brat.

• Danny admires him.

• Danny thinks the boys deserves to be in trouble.

On page 33, the book shows several different types of airplanes found in a sketchbook. What is the purpose of drawings?

• to introduce the reader to Aki's father

• to show that Danny likes airplanes

• to show that there are different types of planes being used in the War

• to show that Aki and his mother really like airplanes

On page 34, Aki's mother describes Danny's mother as

• beautiful

• lonely

• mean

• brave

Mrs. Sudo tells Danny that his mom his lucky to have a boy like him. This makes Danny feel...

• alone.

• tender feelings for everything his mom does for him.

• angry about having to move from New York City.

• happy that he is her son.

Danny had already figured out a sob story for stowing away on the ship, Carmella. What was it?

• Danny would say he was an orphan trying to get back to New York to be with his cousin, Finn.

• Danny would say he was a worker in the kitchen.

• Danny would say he got lost and ended up on the ship by accident.

• Danny would say he was looking for his friend, Aki.

Aki is the first to spot a large number of airplanes flying low in the sky. What was happening?

• An air show event was taking place in Honolulu.

• Airplane pilots were practicing their bombing skills.

• German airplanes were dropping bombs on ships in the harbor.

• Japanese airplanes were dropping bombs on ships in the harbor.