Farewell to Manzanar Quiz

According to the opening scenes of the selection from Farewell to Manzanar, why does the author, as a child, think her father refuses to leave their cubicle?

• He does not want to declare his intentions by filling out the Loyalty Oath.

• He wants to avoid arguing about the Loyalty Oath with other camp residents.

• He cannot bring himself to confront the camp residents who believe him to be a traitor.

• He thinks he is better than the other camp residents and does not want to associate with them

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following words best describe Papa as he appears in the selection from Farewell to Manzanar?

• sympathetic

• proud

• compassionate

• optimistic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to the selection from Farewell to Manzanar, how do many internees respond to the government-issued Loyalty Oath?

• They welcome the chance to declare their loyalty to the United States.

• They riot against their mistreatment and hardships in the camp.

• They become resentful and strongly anti-American.

• They volunteer for an all-Nisei combat regiment.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

As explained in the selection from Farewell to Manzanar, what might happen to Papa if he declares NO NO on the Loyalty Oath?

• He might be sentenced to hard labor in a federal prison.

• He might be sent to Tule Lake with other "disloyals."

• He might be immediately deported to Japan.

• He might be jailed at Manzanar

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the selection from Farewell to Manzanar, why does Papa chase and leap upon the man during the meeting about the government's Loyalty Oath?

• The man calls Papa an inu.

• Papa thinks the man is a traitor.

• Papa knows the man favors the NO NO vote.

• The man supports enlistment in the U.S. Army.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

. In which place that the Wakatsuki family lived was where they worked in a fish canary?

• Manzanar

• Terminal Island

• Hiroshima

• Ocean Park

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

Who is the youngest of the ten children in the Wakatsuki family?

• Kiyo

• Jeanne

• May

• Frances

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When Papa was at Fort Lincoln, he :

• was a spy for the American government

• read the newspapers to the other men translating from English to Japanese

• was an interpreter for the American officials

• both b and c

• none of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Papa was originally from which Japanese city?

• Shanghai

• Hiroshima

• Tokyo

• Nagasaki

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which one of the following statements is true about the Japanese in America at this time in history?

• They were sent to camps as a process of law.

• They were sent to camps only if they owned property

• They were sent to camps if they had relatives in the Japanese military.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9