Farewell to Manzanar Study Guide for Chapters 1-11

How old is the author when the story begins?

• 6

• 7

• 9

• 10 and a half

Where did Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family live when Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese?

• Hawaii

• Japan

• Terminal Island

• Manzanar

How old was Papa when he was arrested?

• Under 30

• 30-40

• 40-50

• 50 or above

What does Papa look like at the beginning of the book

• Tall and lean and healthy

• Short and stocky and unwell

• Old and frail

• small and quick

How many children does Papa have?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

How did Papa present himself to the world?

• Timid and Shy

• Arrogant

• Dignified

• Afraid

How did canneries control life on Terminal Island?

• Everyone worked for them and lived in homes they owned

• By not paying their workers

• Making Everyone fish

• Not letting anything onto the island

What is meant by the term "Company Town?"

• Where there was only one company in town that people would come to work at

• A town in California

• Like an apartment building but with houses.

• A ghetto owned and controlled by a company

What is Block 16

• The food hall at Manzanar

• The bathroom block at Manzanar

• Where the rich Japanese lived in Manzanar

• Where the Wakatsukis were given rooms to live in Manzanar

Why is the barbed wire around Manzanar important to the novel?

• It prevents the Japanese from leaving.

• The Japanese know how to get through it.

• It symbolizes their lack of freedom.

• It symbolizes their home in Japan.