WorksheetsTCUE Novel Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
How did the United States treat Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
They were removed from the US military
They were removed from their homes
They were put into internment camps
All of the Above
What was Executive Order 9066?
It allowed Japanese Americans to keep their homes.
It allowed the government to move Japanese Americans into camps.
It allowed Japanese Americans to join the US Military.
It allowed Japanese Americans to move to a new home in Hawaii.
What did the Japanese-Americans do in the camps?
Hunt animals
Help the guards
Go on field trips
Work to keep the camp running
Sansei
When George and his family arrived at Santa Anita racetrack and saw where they were living, how did they react?
George and the kids were excited to sleep where horses slept so the parents let them stay there and they moved to another place.
They were excited to get such a nice place.
They were all miserable.
George and the kids were excited to sleep where horses slept but their parents were miserable.
In a mandatory questionnaire given to the Japanese Americans in camps, there were two questions (#27, #28) about serving in the US military and complete loyalty to America. Those who answered "No" to these questions earned what nickname?
Radicals
No-No's
The Hiroshima
Why was George and his family were transferred to Tule Lake?
They were transferred because it was nicer than Rowher Relocation Center in Arkansas.
They were transferred because they were Yes-Yes.
They were transferred because George's parents were No-Nos.
They were transferred because there was a flood in Arkansas.
In the book, They Called Us Enemy, what did George and his brother call pigs the first time they saw them?
Arkansas dinosaurs
Elephants
Bacon
When the boys in the camp played war, what two sides did they represent rather than Cowboys and Indians?
(a)
In the book, They Called Us Enemy, what was George's "biggest"/most famous TV show he was in?
The Mandalorian
Star Trek
Parks and Recreation
In the book, They Called Us Enemy, what did a presidential proclamation call the Japanese?
Heroes
Unloyal
Alien Enemies
America's Most Valuable Allies
What do Japanese Americans call the anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066?
最悪の日 ("the worst day" in English)
The Day of Remembrance
To sleep like animals in such deplorable conditions was ___________, and left the family feeling embarrassed and angry.
dehumanizing
fallible
interned
radicalized
What is a memoir?
A biography written from personal knowledge centered around major events in the life of the author.
A flashback within a story
A book of pictures from someone's life
Why was George's family awoken in the middle of the night?
Their neighborhood has been raided by Japanese soldiers
George's family was being robbed
Pearl Harbor was bombed and they were being retained
His father was taken to prison
Why did the United States government want to put all Japanese people in concentration camps?
They said that they "could not be trusted," and they wanted to avoid additional strikes.
To teach them to be soldiers
To protect them
To interrogate the men and women
Where did George's father say that they were going while on the train?
To Texas
To hide
On Vacation
To a family member's home
Where did George's family have to live for several months?
horse stables at the race track
On a train traveling to Arkansas
In his own home
In Hyde Park, New York
Every time the train would approach a town, the Japanese passengers had to put the shades up so the townspeople could see them.
true
false
What was the US government hoping to trade with the Japanese government?
an expatriate for an American prisoner of war
an expatriate for a new Japanese immigrant
an expatriate for a Japanese soldier
an expatriate for an American
How did the Japanese feel when they were free to leave the internment camp?
happy - they could return to their home
excited - they could go back to Japan
fearful - they did not know where to go
sad - they were leaving the camps behind
What decision did the Takeis take in regards to their American citizenship?
The father renounced his American citizenship
The mother renounced her American citizenship
Both the mother and father renounced their American citizenship
They did not renounce their American citizenship
Why was there no information on the internment camps in George's history books in high school and college?
The camps did not really happen.
They did not want the Japanese people to be remembered of these years.
The winners write history, so they write what they want people to read.
They would rather forget about this unfortunate event.
What was one of the most memorable moments of his life?
Falling in love
Meeting Martin Luther King
Playing in many musicals
Going to U.C.L.A.
Why did George's father left the office when he heard she was coming.
He was not feeling well.
He did not want to shake hands with the wife of the president who had incarcerated 120,000 Japanese Americans.
He had more work to do at home.
He had a lunch meeting with a friend.
Who did George march with on the streets of Los Angeles?
(a)
George's father explains what about U.S. democracy?
It is whack
It is participatory/
people must actively engage
It is a form of government
It is worse than any other major power
What were the Japanese internees given for their time in the camp?
$15,000 and U.S. citizenship
$5,000 and a home
$20,000 and an apology
$10,000 and a business loan
