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WorksheetsSylvia and Aki Chapters 1 and 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who are the two main characters in the story?
Sylvia and Aki
Annemarie and Ellen
Parvana and Nooria
Soledad and Seiko
In what town did Sylvia and Aki live in?
San Francisco, California
Tokyo, Japan
Mexico City, Mexico
Westminster, California
What school did Sylvia want to attend in the third grade?
Hoover School
Westminster School
Roosevelt School
Blanquita Valenti School
How did Sylvia's family get the farm?
It was passed down from the father's grandfather
Sylvia's mom always owned the farm
They were leasing it from a Japanese family, the Munemitsu's
They won the farm during a contest
Why did Sylvia and her brothers have to register at Hoover School but not their cousins?
Their skin was darker in comparison to their cousins.
The school only had enough room for the cousins to register.
The school needed a parent to register the children.
They lived closer to the school and Sylvia and her brothers did not
What did Sylvia find in the back of her closet?
a blanket
jewelry
Japanese dishes and clothing
a Japanese doll and a photograph
All persons of ____________ ancestry were ordered to register for the Civil Control Station for "evacuation".
Chinese
Japanese
Vietnamese
Korean
What happened on December 7, 1941?
Sylvia registered for school
Seiko's birthday
Sylvia and her family moved into the farm
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Which of these characters are Sylvia's siblings? Select two answer choices.
Alice
Gonzalo junior
Jerome
Virginia
What is discrimination?
to bite and wear away
a human body part
a disease caused by a virus
behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group
What does equality mean?
having the same privileges, rights, status and opportunities as others.
depressing, discouraging, harsh
a medical condition that affects the legs.
taking money out from the bank.
What was different for the Mendez family at the farm in Westminster?
Her father owned the farm.
Her father was the boss at the farm.
Her father was an employee at the farm.
Her father was saving to buy the farm while he worked at it.
What did Aki's neighbors do after Pearl Harbor? Select two answer choices.
hid Japanese families to keep them safe.
looked at Aki and her family suspiciously.
refused to shop in Japanese-owned stores.
encouraged Japanese families to come to the US.
Why can't Aki and her family keep all of their things?
It was too heavy to carry everything.
They sold them, because they needed money.
Someone stole all of their things.
They're only allowed to bring one bag each.
Why couldn't Aki keep her doll?
Because it looked Japanese, and some might think she was disloyal to America.
Because it reminded her of being a little kid, and she didn't think of herself that way.
Because she didn't want it to get lost at the camp.
Because she got chicken pox and had to leave in a hurry.
