FTM Ch. 5 Review

What is the biggest difference between meal times for the Wakatsukis in Ocean Park versus in Manzanar?

• In Ocean Park it was loud, but in Manzanar it is quiet.

• In Ocean Park, they were all together, but in Manzanar they are apart from each other.

• In Ocean Park there is plenty to eat, but in Manzanar food is scarce.

• In Ocean Park the kids eat separately, but in Manzanar they eat with their grandmother.

Which of the following best describes how Jeanne perceives the nurses at Manzanar?

• All answers here

• Kind and gentle

• Wild and frightening

• Knowledgeable but strict

“They were always together, a pair of reptilian kabuki creatures at loose in the camp hospital.”

Which of the following author's methods is used in this quotation?

• narration

• dialogue

• simile

• metaphor

“They were always together, a pair of reptilian kabuki creatures at loose in the camp hospital.”

What do the words underlined imply about the nurses?

• They are unpredictable, like a snake or other wild animal.

• They are mythical and only exist in Jeanne's dreams.

• They have scales.

• They are infecting their patients because of their poor sanitation practices.

"He looked over sixty, gaunt, wilted as his shirt, underweight, leaning on that cane and favoring his right leg."

What is the meaning of the word gaunt in this sentence?

• limping and unsteady

• thin and bony

• healthy and strong

• stoical and emotionless

“Yet I hurt so inside I could only welcome him with convulsive tears.”

The root word of convulsive means "pulling" or "twitching." What is the meaning of convulsive in this sentence?

• devastated

• supportive

• ecstatic

• shaking

"They were always together, a pair of reptilian kabuki creatures at loose in the camp hospital."

Which phrase from the paragraph helps you understand the meaning of the word reptilian as it is used in the sentence?

• "bleached faces"

• "starched black hair"

• "lips were gone"

• "cobra's hood"

Which method shares the thoughts of the character with the reader, which are not shared aloud to other characters?

• reflection

• personification

• narration

• allusion

Which author's method involves using vivid details?

• dialogue

• description

• allusion

• reflection

"They were always together, a pair of reptilian kabuki creatures at loose in the camp hospital."

What is the connotation of the word reptilian? 

• positive

• negative

• neutral