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Farewell to Manzanar Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the narrator/protagonist?

a)

Papa

b)

Woody

c)

Jeanne

2.
Who came to arrest the narrator's father?
a)
The L.A.P.D.
b)
The FBI
c)
The CIA
d)
The mayor of Inglewood
3.
What is Pearl Harbor?
a)
A location where the Nazis practiced warfare.
b)
An area of Hawaii that was bombed by the Japanese in 1941.
c)
An area of Hawaii that caught on fire during Desert Storm.
d)
An area of Los Angeles that was bombed by the Japanese in 1902.
4.

Which of these does Papa NOT burn after Pearl Harbor is attacked?

a)

Official documents

b)

A Japanese flag

c)

An American flag

5.

Before he is apprehended by the government, what is Papa's occupation?

a)

Farmer

b)

Fisherman

c)

Unemployed

6.

What is the supposed crime that Papa had been arrested for?

a)

Delivering oil to Japanese submarines

b)

Keeping a Japanese flag in his home

c)

Helping to orchestrate the attack on Pearl Harbor

7.

The government's treatment of Japanese Americans seems to have been caused mainly by a

a)

hatred of them

b)

suspicion of them.

c)

desire to protect them.

d)

desire for profit.

8.

What part of the camp does Mrs. Wakatsuki seem to dislike the most?

a)

the cold weather

b)

the dirty barracks

c)

the overcrowding

d)

the lack of privacy

9.

Japanese American are moved off Terminal Island because

a)

they are in danger there.

b)

the areas is near an American naval base.

c)

the area is need for wartime industry.

d)

there is no more work for them there.

10.
The Japanese phrase "Shikata Ga Nai" means what?
a)
"Your breath smells like death."
b)
"We are out of Tapatío."
c)
"It can't be helped "or "It must be done."
d)
"The war will soon end."
11.

What does Jeanne fear on Terminal Island?

a)

U.S. soldiers

b)

Other Japanese people

c)

Loud noises from the factory

d)

Bees and other bugs

12.

The patriarch of the family is the

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

oldest son

d)

aunt

13.

Where is Manzanar located?

a)

North Dakota

b)

California

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Terminal Island

14.

How old is Jeanne when she first arrives at Manzanar?

a)

Six

b)

Seven

c)

Eight

15.

What is significant about the food served at Manzanar?

a)

It demonstrates the Caucasian food servers’ lack of understanding regarding traditional Japanese meals.

b)

The food was excellent, so it shows that the United States cared for the satisfaction of Japanese Americans in the camps.

c)

The terrible food shows that the Americans did not care about the well-being of the prisoners.

d)

There is nothing significant about the food served at Manzanar.

16.

In what way is family togetherness disrupted at Manzanar?

a)

The older people are loyal to Japan, the younger people to the United States.

b)

Families stop eating their meals together.

c)

The kids are starting to forget a lot of the traditional Japanese customs they grew up with.

17.

What is Mama's occupation in Manzanar?

a)

Cook

b)

Dietitian

c)

Teacher

18.

What religion does Jeanne get interested in at Manzanar?

a)

Catholicism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

19.

What does Kiyo do to stop Papa from striking Mama?

a)

He breaks Mama's china.

b)

He calls the camp office.

c)

He punches Papa in the face.

d)

He lets Papa punch him instead of Mama.

20.

What is the one thing Papa always wants?

a)

Money

b)

Respect

c)

Love

21.

To what social class in Japan did Papa's family belong to?

a)

Farmers

b)

Samurai

c)

Merchants

d)

Nobility

22.

The Loyalty Oath asked three things of the signers. Which of the following is not one?

a)

Pledge to spy on and give sensitive information to the US government.

b)

Swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America

c)

Faithfully defend the United States from any or all attacks

d)

Forswear any form of allegiance or obedience to the Japanese emperor.

23.

allowed the military to exclude people

from Western areas

a)

Title IX

b)

Executive Order 9066

c)

Public Law 414

d)

The Constitution

24.

allowed Japanese-Americans to become U. S.

citizens

a)

Title IX

b)

Executive Order 9066

c)

Public Law 414

d)

The Constitution

25.

Jeanne said they left the camp “in style” How did they do this?

a)

They all wore new clothes.

b)

They organized a parade to march out of camp.

c)

They decorated the bus with streamers and flowers.

d)

Papa bought a Nash Sedan and the family drove away.

26.

rder 9066 authorized the War Department to define military areas in the western states and to ______.

a)

Make all able-bodied men join the armed forces.

b)

Take over private companies to manufacture war supplies.

c)

Move soldiers into peoples’ homes to spy on them.

d)

Exclude anyone who might be considered a threat to the war effort.

27.

Some of the women in the camp accused Papa of being inu, which means

a)

A collaborator or informer

b)

Racist or anti-Japanese

c)

Violent soldier

d)

Rebel

28.

What does Manzanar mean in Spanish?

a)

Orange Grove

b)

Apple Orchard

c)

Grape Vine

d)

Pear Tree

29.

Where did most of the family move after they left Manzanar?

a)

Japan

b)

New Jersey

c)

San Diego

d)

Owens Valley

30.

What does Barbed Wire symbolize?

a)

Freedom

b)

Home

c)

Lack of Freedom

d)

Hate

31.

What do rocks symbolize in the book?

a)

Freedom

b)

Imprisonment

c)

Japanese Strength

d)

Wanting to be white

32.

What is Block 16

a)

The food hall at Manzanar

b)

The bathroom block at Manzanar

c)

Where the rich Japanese lived in Manzanar

d)

Where the Wakatsukis were given rooms to live in Manzanar

33.

In Japan, it is custom to pour water over small green pagodas until moss grows on top. What does this custom symbolize?

a)

The stone can be the kingdom or it can be a man’s life. The moss is the greenery that in time, will spring even from the rock.

b)

You can't squeeze water from a rock -- the Japanese could only give so much.

c)

That they were not going anywhere in the camps and growing mold.

d)

That they would all die eventually.

34.

Internment

a)

set free

b)

being confined

35.

I was born in Japan.

a)

Issei

b)

Nissei

c)

Sansei

36.

I was born in America but my father was born in Japan.

a)

Issei

b)

Nissei

c)

Sansei

37.

I was born in America and my mother was born in America too, but her mother was born in Japan.

a)

Issei

b)

Nissei

c)

Sansei

38.

I am a Japanese-American who was born in America before World War Two.

a)

Issei

b)

Nissei

c)

Sansei

39.

I am a Japanese-American who was born in America after World War Two.

a)

Issei

b)

Nissei

c)

Sansei

40.

a Japanese immigrant to North America

a)

Patriarch

b)

Saboteur

c)

Remoteness

d)

Issei

41.

the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a lawful permanent resident.

a)

Desolate

b)

Distinction

c)

Naturalization

d)

Internment

42.

Patriarch

a)

the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

b)

a Japanese immigrant to North America

c)

Male leader of household.

d)

a person under the authority or control of another within an organization

43.
What family “firsts” did Jeanne accomplish?
a)
First to speak English; first to get a high-paying job
b)
first to marry out of her race; first to finish college
c)
first to go to the East Coast, first to have children
d)
first to forget about their ordeal; first to forgive the US
44.

How does the point of view influence what readers discover about Japanese American interment?

a)

Readers are able to see how others were affected by the internment camps.

b)

Readers are able to put themselves in the shoes of those affected.

c)

Readers see the events through the eyes of one of those affected.

d)

The point of view does not influence what readers discover about Japanese American internment.

45.

How did Japanese Americans create culture and meaning in their lives while they were in the internment camps?

a)

Japanese Americans created culture and meaning in their lives while in the camps by learning about Japanese history and language usage.

b)

Japanese Americans created culture and meaning in their lives while in the camps by coming up with ideas on getting revenge for their internment.

c)

Japanese Americans created culture and meaning in their lives while in the camps by creating schools, farms, and communities that helped each other.

d)

Japanese Americans were not able to create culture and meaning in their lives while they were in the internment camps.

46.

True or false: The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

True or false: When President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, it ordered all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to be placed in internment camps across the Western United States.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

True or false: Of the Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps, 2/3 were natural-born American citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

True or false: Japanese Americans had an easy time returning to life as normal after being released from the internment camps.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

True or false: In 1988, the United States government passed a law providing reparations to those affected by internment.

a)

True

b)

False