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Sylvia and Aki Chapters 1 and 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the two main characters in the story?

a)

Sylvia and Aki

b)

Annemarie and Ellen

c)

Parvana and Nooria

d)

Soledad and Seiko

2.

In what town did Sylvia and Aki live in?

a)

San Francisco, California

b)

Tokyo, Japan

c)

Mexico City, Mexico

d)

Westminster, California

3.

What school did Sylvia want to attend in the third grade?

a)

Hoover School

b)

Westminster School

c)

Roosevelt School

d)

Blanquita Valenti School

4.

How did Sylvia's family get the farm?

a)

It was passed down from the father's grandfather

b)

Sylvia's mom always owned the farm

c)

They were leasing it from a Japanese family, the Munemitsu's

d)

They won the farm during a contest

5.

Why did Sylvia and her brothers have to register at Hoover School but not their cousins?

a)

Their skin was darker in comparison to their cousins.

b)

The school only had enough room for the cousins to register.

c)

The school needed a parent to register the children.

d)

They lived closer to the school and Sylvia and her brothers did not

6.

What did Sylvia find in the back of her closet?

a)

a blanket

b)

jewelry

c)

Japanese dishes and clothing

d)

a Japanese doll and a photograph

7.

All persons of ____________ ancestry were ordered to register for the Civil Control Station for "evacuation".

a)

Chinese

b)

Japanese

c)

Vietnamese

d)

Korean

8.

What happened on December 7, 1941?

a)

Sylvia registered for school

b)

Seiko's birthday

c)

Sylvia and her family moved into the farm

d)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

9.

Which of these characters are Sylvia's siblings? Select two answer choices.

a)

Alice

b)

Gonzalo junior

c)

Jerome

d)

Virginia

10.

What is discrimination?

a)

to bite and wear away

b)

a human body part

c)

a disease caused by a virus

d)

behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group

11.

What does equality mean?

a)

having the same privileges, rights, status and opportunities as others.

b)

depressing, discouraging, harsh

c)

a medical condition that affects the legs.

d)

taking money out from the bank.

12.

What was different for the Mendez family at the farm in Westminster?

a)

Her father owned the farm.

b)

Her father was the boss at the farm.

c)

Her father was an employee at the farm.

d)

Her father was saving to buy the farm while he worked at it.

13.

What did Aki's neighbors do after Pearl Harbor? Select two answer choices.

a)

hid Japanese families to keep them safe.

b)

looked at Aki and her family suspiciously.

c)

refused to shop in Japanese-owned stores.

d)

encouraged Japanese families to come to the US.

14.

Why can't Aki and her family keep all of their things?

a)

It was too heavy to carry everything.

b)

They sold them, because they needed money.

c)

Someone stole all of their things.

d)

They're only allowed to bring one bag each.

15.

Why couldn't Aki keep her doll?

a)

Because it looked Japanese, and some might think she was disloyal to America.

b)

Because it reminded her of being a little kid, and she didn't think of herself that way.

c)

Because she didn't want it to get lost at the camp.

d)

Because she got chicken pox and had to leave in a hurry.