Farewell to Manzanar Chapter 1 comprehension

Who are the Issei?

• second generation; born in US, children of people born in Japan

• first generation; people born in Japan

• third generation; children of people born in the US

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who are the Nisei?

• second generation; born in US, children of people born in Japan

• first generation; people born in Japan

• third generation; children of people born in the US

Who are the Sansei?

• second generation; born in US, children of people born in Japan

• first generation; people born in Japan

• third generation; children of people born in the US

What do you call someone who attacks or damages something, usually in secret?

• alias

• saboteur

• alien

• evacuee

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is Papa's job?

• a construction worker

• a truck driver

• a fisherman

• an accountant

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

From whose point of view is the story being told?

• Mama

• Jeanne

• Papa

• Woody

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Papa do when he heard about Pearl Harbor?

• sell his fishing boat

• hide from the FBI

• burn his Japanese flag and some papers

• flee back to Japan

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How is Jeanne's reaction to Papa's arrest distinct from Mama's reaction?

• Jeanne cries, but Mama doesn't

• Mama cries, but Jeanne doesn't

• nothing, they both cry

• nothing, the both don't cry

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How was this fishing trip distinct from previous fishing trips?

• the boats never came back

• the boats never left the dock

• the boats left and returned

• the boats were captured by the government

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"But he was running along the docks, like Paul revere, bringing the news..."(6) is an example of which author's method?

• anecdote

• description

• analogy

• allusion

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3