chapter 1
What is the setting when the story opens?
Long Beach, California
Why was Jeanne afraid on Terminal Island?
It was the first time she had lived or gone to school with other Japanese people. When she was young, her father used to tell her he would sell her to the Chinamen if she misbehaved. So she was afraid of other Japanese people.
What type of severe weather blows in through the gaps and knotholes in the barracks, covering the Wakatsuki family?
white dust/sand
How long did Jeanne and the rest of the Wakatsuki family have to wait in the cutting wind to get their food on their first mornings?
Half an hour
Which of the Wakatsukis is too weak to eat in the mess hall?
granny
Why did the fishing boats return?
They heard on their radios that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor
What was Order 9006 and how did it impact Japanese Americans?
What was Order 9006 and how did it impact Japanese Americans?
Order 9066 was a document that President Roosevelt had signed allowing the War Department to order certain military areas in the western states. This gave to War Department the ability to kick them out, and make them move.
How does 24-year-old Woody instruct his brothers to cover the holes in the floorboards so they don't have to "eat sand"?
By using tin can lids and spare lumber
What had "always been the center of the family scene" in their previous life before the war?
Meals around the large wooden table
How much money does Mama earn a month working as a dietician helping the camp cooks?
$9
What did Papa do the night he heard the news?
He burned the flag from Hiroshima, papers, documents, and anything that would show a connection with Japan
How does Jeanette describe the public attitude towards Japanese in California? (Include the teacher example)
How does Jeanette describe the public attitude towards Japanese in California? (Include the teacher example)
The public attitudes towards Japanese people in California had changed rapidly. One opinion on Jeanne that had never changed was her teacher's. Jeanne's teacher never helped her understand the work, and didn't seem to want any contact with her.
When they first arrive and survey the bleak living conditions, what does Mama state they are living like?
animals
For Mama, what communal facility was a constant source of humiliation that she never got used to?
The latrines (which lacked walls or partitions). [1]
In Chapter 5 of Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne says ''with no regular school to attend and no home to spend time in, it's no mystery that I should have been drawn to these two kind and generous women.'' Which women does this quote refer to?
the nuns
Why was the FBI picking up Japanese-American fishermen?
The FBI thought the Japanese-American fishermen might be contacting enemy Japanese ships to resupply them off the western coast of the US
What does "shikata ga mai mean"? 2 meanings
What emotion best describes Jeanne's feelings and the overall mood of the family on the bus ride into the camp?
Fear, confusion, and a sense of loss
What did the women hang up in the latrines to create a small amount of privacy?
Cardboard boxes
The Wakatsuki family stopped eating together because...
the older siblings started to eat with their friends.
What happened to Papa two weeks later, and how did he reacted?
He was taken away, but had dignity and left by walking them out the door
What is the final destination camp that the Wakatsuki family is sent to live in?
Manzanar
What is the main problem that Woody and the other internees try to solve immediately upon moving into the camp?
Making the drafty, unfinished buildings livable and stopping the elements from getting inside. [1, 2]
In chapter 4, what becomes a "condition of life"?
Jeanne writes an essay about eating what with her family in Ocean Park?
rice