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Fred Korematsu Speaks Up

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some of the format used to tell Fred's story is in:

a)

Report format

b)

Poetry

c)

Japanese language

d)

Song lyrics

2.

Fred Korematsu grew up in ___________________, California.

a)

Fresno

b)

Sonoma

c)

San Fransisco

d)

Oakland

3.

The book explains that Fred was first discriminated against when he could not ...

a)

get a sales person to sell him a car

b)

get a barber to give him a haircut

c)

get a restaurant to serve him dinner

d)

get a bank to open an account for him

4.

Fred's mother and father moved to the U.S. from Japan in the early ....

a)

1800's

b)

2000's

c)

1650's

d)

1900's

5.

Fred's REAL name isn't Fred. It is....

a)

Toyosaburo

b)

Haruto

c)

Riko

d)

Hinata

6.

He got his new name "Fred" when...

a)

a girlfriend gave it to him as a nickname

b)

a teacher could not pronounce his Japanese name

c)

his buddies at school called him that

d)

he gave it to himself so he could fit in

7.

Fred has ______ brothers.

a)

Six

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

8.

Fred's family owns and works on the _____________.

a)

Cattle farm

b)

Flower nursery

c)

Fish processing plant

d)

Fruit tree farm

9.

Fred's parents ____________ Japan.

a)

love

b)

hate

c)

don't care about

10.

Fred's parents try to share Japanese culture with their kids by: (choose 3)

a)

Ordering Japanese takeout food

b)

Teaching them to speak Japanese

c)

Taking them to see Samurai Warrior films

d)

Celebrating Boy's Day

11.

Fred considers himself...

a)

British

b)

Japanese

c)

Asian

d)

American

12.

The word "Issei" means...

a)

born in Japan, moves to US, speaks Japanese and keeps to all the old Japanese customs.

b)

first generation Japanese born in America who learn English and adapts to US culture.

13.

The word "Nisei" means...

a)

born in Japan, moves to US, speaks Japanese and keeps to all the old Japanese customs.

b)

first generation Japanese born in America who learn English and adapts to US culture.