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Rather than accept a dealer’s low price for her set of porcelain, Mama smashed it on the floor.
True
False
During the first days at Manzanar, Mama told jokes to keep up her family’s spirits.
True
False
Germans who lived in America were also put into internment camps during the war.
True
False
Papa’s drinking and bad temper occur because he knows he is dying.
True
False
Mama became a dietitian at camp.
True
False
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor Papa was taken away. What did the interrogator accuse Papa of doing?
Not giving the names of all of his children
Supplying oil to a Japanese submarine
Selling secrets to the Japanese military
Bombing Pearl Harbor
A long-term negative result of the mess hall system at Manzanar was...
Many did not get enough to eat
Family life began to break down
Young people gained weight
None of the above
The Japanese Americans were finally released from camps because…
The government decided it was too costly to keep open
The war was never going to end
People overthrew the guards
Supreme Court case ruled it as a violation of civil rights
Where does Jeanne say her life began?
Manzanar
Inglewood, California
Hiroshima, Japan
Terminal Island
On the first day in 6th grade after the camps, a classmate was surprised that Jeanne….
Had just moved to Long Beach
Knew so many students
Is a Japanese American
Could read and speak English
Even after she becomes carnival queen, Jeanne realizes that...
Her mother disapproves of her
Her classmates don’t completely accept her
The only thing that she is good at is studying
The other students are jealous of her
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