They Called Us Enemy

What do you call a story told through images and text?

• Graphic novel

• Play

• Poem

• TV episode

Match the following:

• Panel

• Each individual part of the graphic novel with text and images

• Onomatopoeia

• Sound effects or words that show sounds

• Caption

• One full page of a graphic novel

• Splash panel

• Blank space between panels

• Gutter

• Text that narrates what's happening in the graphic novel

Match the following

• Thought bubble

• Where inner thoughts go (things that people do not say out loud)

• Speech bubble

• Where the dialogue goes (things that people say out loud)

• Frames

• Lines and borders around the panels

What is "They Called Us Enemy" about?

• Japanese-Americans who were unfairly treated during World War II

• Japanese people who came in as spies in America

• Japanese soldiers who fought during World War II

• American soldiers who fought for the Japanese during World War II

When these Japanese-Americans wanted to enlist for the war to serve the United States, they were turned away and classified as 4-C, which means what?

• Enemy aliens

• Spies

• People of color

• Non-soldiers

During this time, what happened to Japanese-American soldiers who were already serving during the war?

• They were forced to surrender their weapons.

• They were killed.

• They were sent back to Japan.

• They were imprisoned for treason.

As the war went on, what made people change their minds about letting Japanese Americans serve in the US military?

• Their soldiers were dying and they needed more soldiers.

• They realized that these Japanese Americans are not connected to Japan.

• Pearl Harbor happened so they changed their minds.

• Americans needed Japanese spies fighting on their side.

To serve in the US military, these Japanese Americans must fill out a questionnaire. Pick the two questions that became controversial in this questionnaire.

• No. 25

• No. 26

• No. 27

• No. 28

What did the parents of George Takei, the writer of this novel, answer when asked those two questions?

• No to both

• Yes to the first and no to the second

• No to the first and yes to the second

• Yes to both

According to the graphic novel, why did some Japanese Americans who were also offended by the questions answer yes anyway?

• They wanted to fight for their country and prove their loyalty.

• They were forced to say yes because their families are in danger.

• They would rather die than stay in those prison camps.

• They wanted to backstab the Americans and pretend to be on their side.