WorksheetsCome See The Paradise Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
At the start of the film Lily and her daughter Mini are walking to the train station to meet someone. Who were they going to meet?
Jack, Lily's husband and Mini's father
Charlie, Lily's brother and Mini's uncle
Mrs Kawamura, Lily's mother and Mini's grandmother
Dulcie, Lily's sister and Mini's aunt
What is the main profession of the character Jack McGurn in "Come See The Paradise"?
Doctor
Lawyer
Movie Theater Projectionist
Police Officer
Why does Jack initially leave his hometown?
To escape legal issues
To find a new job
To avoid family pressure
To join the army
After he left New York, Jack had a big argument with his brother. Jack is called a "Red". What is a "Red"?
A homosexual
a communist
an unemployed person
a criminal
Lily's mother and father have very strong Japanese accents when they speak English. Lily and her siblings have no accent. The best explanation for the kids having no accent is
They are embarrassed to be Japanese
It was illegal to speak Japanese in the home
They wanted to prove they were better than their parents
They are Americans and have lived in the United States their entire lives.
Lily tells Jack that her father can only rent his business. He is not allowed to own it. She says that he is not a citizen. Why does she say he never became a U.S. citizen?
He was in the country illegally
Japanese people were forbidden to apply for citizenship
He refused to give up his Japanese citizenship
He was not smart enough to pass the citizenship test
What historical event forms the backdrop of the film?
Civil War
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Which U.S. policy directly affects the Kawamura family in the film?
The Homestead Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Japanese American Internment
The New Deal
What happens to Lily's family during the internment?
They are relocated to a camp.
They move to another country.
They stay at home.
They are sent to state prison for resisting relocation.
What is the primary reason for Jack and Lily's separation in the film?
Financial issues
Family disagreement
Racial prejudice and internment
Career obligations
What city is a significant setting in the film?
Boston
San Francisco
Miami
Seattle
How does the film depict Japanese American internment camps?
As comfortable and luxurious
As overcrowded and harsh
As educational centers
As voluntary communities
Only Japanese immigrants were sent to internment camps. Japanese that were born in the U.S. and were U.S. citizens did not have to be relocated.
True
False
When the U.S. ordered the relocation of all Japanese people and people of Japanese descent, the government gave them _____ days to pack up and be ready to be moved.
30
6
1
90
What is the primary setting for the internment scenes?
A school building
A desert camp
A city park
A military base
Realizing the injustice of what is happening to them while they are in the internment/concentration camp, which family member joined the radical protestors?
Lily
Charlie
Mr. Kawamura
Mili
Why does Charlie hate his father when Mr Kawamura returned to the family in the camp
His father was abusive when Charlie was a child.
He thinks his father told secrets about friends and neighbors to get released.
With his fathers return, the home was too crowded.
His father told him he needed to join the Army and fight.
What is the outcome of Jack and Lily's relationship by the end of the film?
They agree to divorce but co-parent Mini
They are permanently separated
They both find new partners
They are reunited but continue to face challenges
