Paper Son Review

What happened after San Francisco's records were destroyed in the 1906 fire and earthquake?

• Nothing really changed. Everything stayed the same.

• Chinese had to move states because San Francisco was not safe.

• Chinese went back to China because they missed their families.

• Chinese citizens saw an opportunity to claim they were born in San Francisco and that they had a wife and many sons in China.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which sentence shows a challenge of the paper son immigration process?

• Share Kim became a paper son of Louie Share Jung in America.

• They asked question after question about their family history and village layout.

• Share Jung was a U.S. citizen born in San Francisco who frequently traveled to China.

• He received his Certificate of Identity, which stated he was admitted as the "son of a native."

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did the author show a picture of Share Kim and his "twin" brother?

• To show why Share Kim's brother died.

• To remind the reader that Share Kim had a brother.

• To persuade the reader that Share Kim's brother was really American.

• To show that they did not look like they were twins.

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What are two text features that can be found in "Louie Share Kim, Paper Son"?

• Timelines and maps

• Photographs and captions

• Subheading and graphs

• Paintings and cartoons

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why was Louie Share Kim's family nervous about the Angel Island interrogation?

• They were nervous because San Francisco was a scary place.

• They were not nervous. They were very excited to come to America.

• They were nervous because Louie Share Kim did not prepare them for the interrogation.

• They were nervous because they would be deported back to China if their answers were not correct.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which group of people did the Chinese Exclusion Act stop from entering America?

• Chinese merchants

• Chinese laborers

• US citizens

• Sons of US citizens

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which detail shows that the interrogation process at Angel Island was hard?

• It often took several years of hard work to repay the debts.

• Paper son documents were worth thousands of dollars.

• Any wrong answers could lead to deportation.

• Fourteen-year-old Louie Share Kim arrived at Angel Island Immigration Station from Guangdong Province, China, in 1916.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The immigration _________ at Angel Island was very hard. Officers detained people for days and asked them many questions.

• laborer

• process

• merchant

• pin

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

My father is a _________. He travels to other countries to buy and sell goods.

• opportunity

• laborer

• citizen

• merchant

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

There was no __________ between Share Kim and his "twin" brother. That is why he got deported.

• suspect

• detained

• resemblance

• transcript

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4