Behind the Wire Fence Content & Vocabulary

Which sentence below states a main idea of the story “Behind the Wire Fence”?

• Bill grew up in California.

• Bill’s parents owned a grocery store.

• During World War II, Japan took over parts of China.

• During World War II, the U.S. government imprisoned Japanese Americans.

Which statement below is true?

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941.

• Bill and his family were imprisoned for two months in all.

• About 10,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.

• Today, Bill lives in Japan

Which best describes Heart Mountain Relocation Center?

• boring because there were no kids

• noisy from nearby traffic

• small but clean

• cold and crowded

Based on the story, why were the prison camps built in remote areas?

• to give the prisoners a chance to enjoy nature

• to keep the prisoners separate from other people

• so that the camps could be very large

• so that the camps could be kept secret

During the war, many Japanese Americans who weren’t being held in prison camps were ______.

• fighting on America’s side in the war

• visiting Japan

• hiding out in the homes of friends

• going to college

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being kept in prison, especially during a war

• internment

• immigrants

• citizen

• suspicion

• descent

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people who come to live in a new country

• internment

• immigrants

• citizen

• suspicion

• descent

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a member of a particular country who has the rights and protection of that country

• internment

• immigrants

• citizen

• suspicion

• descent

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a feeling that something is bad or wrong

• internment

• immigrants

• citizen

• suspicion

• descent

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family background

• internment

• immigrants

• citizen

• suspicion

• descent