They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei (pgs 5-55)

What is a graphic novel?

• A picture book

• A novel in comic-strip form

• A book about a person's life

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

Who is the narrator?

• George

• Dad

• Mom

• Henry

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

Who was the president at this time?

• Reagan

• Kennedy

• Johnson

• Roosevelt

What happened to George's family's belongings?

• They were forced to sell everything or leave it behind

• They were able to give everything to a neighbor

• They had to give everything to the government

• Everything was destroyed

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

What were some of the items that George's mom took with her?

• Money, pictures, family heirlooms

• Candy, Water, Books

• Matches, Food, Blankets

• Jewelry, Magazine, Personal documents

Why does the author introduce the TEDTalk and Star Trek role at the beginning of the novel?

• To introduce the narrator

• To give the author's perspective as a Japanese American

• To inform the reader that this is a true story.

• All of the above