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WorksheetsHold These Truths p1-5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
On page 1, what do the Quakers call themselves?
George Fox
Comrades
Friends
Family
Gordon and his family are Quakers. What do the Quakers aspire to?
To live as Friends and see each other as an "infinite ocean of light and love"
"To soar to a great height"
"To seek to attain a particular goal"
"An ocean of darkness and death"
Who is the "65 year old retired professor of sociology" on page 2 who can't reconcile with a Supreme Court decision?
George Takei
Gordon Hirabayashi
Hirabayashi's dad
George Fox
What's Gordon talking about when he says he was "some ONE other than what most people around me were" (2)?
A nail that sticks out
A hobo
A newcomer
Japanese
Why didn't Gordon's mom want Gordon to help the wounded dog?
She was concerned that the dog owner was racist.
She was concerned that the dog was sick.
She was concerned that the dog might bite him.
She was concerned that Gordon would want to adopt the dog.
What is Gordon?
Someone who studies Japanese
Someone who does not speak Japanese
An Issei, born in Japan, who lives here now.
A Nisei, born HERE in American to Japanese parents.
Why does Gordon say he chose to live at the YMCA when he goes to college and leaves his family?
"I've got some pals at the Japanese Club"
"The rent at the Japanese Students Club was too steep"
"He's someone who can't throw a curveball for spit"
"Esther....Schmoe"
How is Howie different from Gordon's other close friends?
"Howie and I are both dirt poor."
"Including my roomie Howie, who becomes my very best buddy."
"Up to now my best friends have always been other Nisei, but Howie's being white is never a problem."
"Gordon and Howie throw a baseball back and forth."
How does Gordon describe his parents?
Dad is the smart, honest one and Mom is the guiding light.
Dad is the heat and Mom is stupidly honest.
Dad is unconventional and Mom isn't.
Dad is our guiding light and Mom is the heat.
What was Gordon's opinion about growing up on the farm?
He couldn't wait to get off that farm.
He thinned and fertilized all day.
The music was the best part.
