from "Farewell to Manzanar"

The government's treatment of Japanese Americans seems to have been caused mainly by a

• hatred of them

• suspicion of them.

• desire to protect them.

• desire for profit.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Japanese American are moved off Terminal Island because

• they are in danger there.

• the areas is near an American naval base.

• the area is need for wartime industry.

• there is no more work for them there.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

The Japanese saying Shikata ga nai expresses an attitude of

• acceptance

• good humor

• optimism

• bitterness

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The narrator suggests that her Boyle Heights teacher's unfriendliness is cause by

• shame

• shyness

• distrust

• seriousness

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mrs. Wakatsuki breaks her prized dishes for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to

• show how angry she is at the dealer.

• express frustration about the family's situation.

• destroy a reminder of the happier times of the past.

• keep the dealer from making a huge and unfair profit.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Difficulties in fixing the living quarters at Manzanar are mainly the result of

• a lack of time.

• a lack of supplies.

• rules in the camp.

• limited experience.

What part of the camp does Mrs. Wakatsuki seem to dislike the most?

• the cold weather

• the dirty barracks

• the overcrowding

• the lack of privacy

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

To alleviate a problem is to

• cause it

• describe it

• decrease it

• increase it

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The patriarch of the family is the

• father

• mother

• oldest son

• aunt

Something with a designation has been

• put to no use or deleted

• crafted by hand

• marked or distinguished

• thrown in the trash

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CCSS.L.9-10.4