Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Farewell to Manzanar

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Farmer

b)

Fisherman

c)

Unemployed

2.

What is the name of the narrator/protagonist?

a)

Papa

b)

Woody

c)

Jeanne

3.

Why do all the boats come back in chapter 1?

a)

Pearl Harbor was attacked.

b)

The stock market crashed.

c)

Hitler declared war on the United States.

4.

What does Mama do to her dishes when she cannot get a fair price for them?

a)

She destroys them.

b)

She sells them, even though she cannot get a fair price.

c)

She buries them so that she can find them later.

5.

What religion does Jeanne get interested in at Manzanar?

a)

Catholicism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

6.

What is the one thing Papa always wants?

a)

Money

b)

Respect

c)

Love

7.
Once life settles down, young internees can
a)
Receive mail
b)
Go to school
c)
Go camping
d)
All of the above
8.

The Japanese phrase "Shikata Ga Nai" means what?

a)

"Your breath smells like death."

b)

"We are out of Tapatío."

c)

"The war will soon end."

d)

"It can't be helped "or "It must be done."

9.

The patriarch of the family is the

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

oldest son

d)

aunt

10.

What does Papa spend most of his day doing?

a)

Carving

b)

Talking to the neighbors

c)

Drinking

d)

Gardening