"The Writing on the Wall" Review Game

What are two reasons why people were detained at Angel Island?

• They were criminals.

• Health concerns

• Irregularities in their paperwork

• They were European.

Who wrote the poems on the walls of Angel Island?

• Educated Chinese immigrants who were sad about being detained

• Chinese tourists excited to see the US

• Well-known poets from China

• The workers of Angel Island

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What made it difficult to find the poems on the walls?

• The walls were painted over.

• The detention center was preserved.

• The barracks were deserted for years.

• The poems were inscribed on the walls.

Why did people decide to preserve the poems of Angel Island?

• They are great examples of Chinese literature.

• They document the experiences of thousands of immigrants.

• They document the history of Angel Island.

• They will raise lots of money in tourism.

What emotion do most of the poems express?

• confusion

• happiness

• shock

• loneliness

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Why might someone who's an immigrant keep a memento?

• They wouldn't want to go back to their homeland.

• They would want to send it back to their homeland.

• They don't want to forget their life back at their homeland.

• They would want to share it with others in their new home.

If someone "composes" a poem, what does that mean?

• They read it aloud.

• They used mental effort to craft it.

• They used tools to carve it into something.

• They repeated verses from past poems.

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If a poem is "inscribed," what does that mean?

• It had to be memorized and presented.

• It had to be recorded on some surface.

• It's from another country.

• It had to be reviewed by another.

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Which of these best expresses the author's attitude towards the poems on the walls of Angel Island?

• They are well-written and use sophisticated techniques.

• The style of poems is old-fashioned, but the imagery is beautiful.

• The feelings in the poems are interesting, but the poems aren't written well.

• They're artifacts, not true poems.

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How does the author develop the idea that Chinese immigrants were treated unfairly?

• Referring to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

• Describing how the walls were covered with poems

• Describing how long Chinese immigrants were detained

• Describing how Angel Island became a State Park

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