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Farewell to Manzanar 19-22

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What photograph appears in the final edition of the Manzanar High School yearbook?
a)
A watchtower with searchlights
b)
An old woman on a path with her dog
c)
A massive stone covered in thick moss
d)
A hand squeezing pliers on a barbed-wire fence
2.
What does Jeanne imagine hatred looks like?
a)
A heavy stone
b)
A dark cloud
c)
A puff of smoke
d)
A dense and impenetrable fog 
3.
What was Jeanne’s double impulse? 
a)
to be completely American and completely Japanese
b)
to be smart but not compete with the boys
c)
to disappear and be accepted
d)
to date American boys but marry a Japanese boy
4.

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.

5.

What does Barbed Wire symbolize?

a)

Freedom

b)

Home

c)

Lack of Freedom

d)

Hate

6.

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

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Consider the following passage:

 

"If it helps any, I will tell you I have always felt funny using chopsticks, and my favorite food is hot dogs." Why would the narrator want the reader to know these things about her?

a)

There isn't much difference between her and her white friends.

b)

She feels American.

c)

She has very little connection with her Japanese ancestry.

d)

All of these are true.

8.
How did Jeanne feel when she thought about people hating her and her family?
a)
scared
b)
defiant
c)
furious
d)
humiliated
9.
 The Supreme Court ruled that the government ____ have the right to imprison loyal citizens
a)
did
b)
did not
10.
The title of Chapter 22 indicates that Jeanne heard _____ at the camp.
a)
a. the sound of sirens during the riot
b)
b. the wind in the apple trees
c)
c. the sound of bombs exploding
d)
d. ten thousand voices
11.
True or False: The camp looked exactly as it had looked when she was there.
a)
a. True
b)
b. False
12.
How did Jeanne try to look at the area?
a)
a. as a memorial, not to engage in prejudice
b)
b. as a historical and archaeological site
c)
c. as a bad time that she managed to get over
d)
d. as her worst nightmares
13.

When Jeanne's family went to visit Manzanar, Jeanne's oldest daughter was ___, the same age as Jeanne when the camp was closed.

a)

a. 7

b)

b. 19

c)

c. 14

d)

d. 11

14.
True or False: The trip helped Jeanne forget all about her experience at Manzanar.
a)
a. True
b)
b. False
15.
Jeanne remembered that leaving the camp in the car was ______.
a)
a. like a second honeymoon to her parents
b)
b. her father's last act of defiance
c)
c. considered a put-down by those who could not afford a car
d)
d. a fun and exciting trip