Characters
Form intended by the U.S. government to assess the loyalty of Japanese Americans.
The Loyalty Questionaire
One of the themes of this novel is the destruction of family life under internment. List 3 examples of times we see this theme.
1) The family no longer eats together 2) They spend most of their day outside/apart 3) Papa begins drinking and acting abusively (There are many possible answers for this)
The first morning the Wakatsuki family wakes up in the camp barracks they find themselves covered with what?
Dust
This character wants to serve in the army.
Woodrow
This is the hobby that Jeanne stuck with at Manzanar in an attempt to be accepted as "truly American".
Baton Twirling
The racial slurs and insults present in newspapers and propaganda represent what theme?
Prejudice and stereotyping result in cruelty and injustice.
What was the one thing about Camp Manzanar that was described as providing Papa and other Issei with "sustenance"? In other words, what did they like about their surroundings?
The mountains and stones
This is the job that Mama works at Manzanar.
Dietician
Another theme in the book is prejudice and stereotyping result in cruelty and injustice. List 3 examples of this.
1) The existence of concentration camps 2) Jeanne's teacher at Terminal Island being cold to her 3) Ko being arrested when there wasn't sufficient evidence that he committed a crime (many possible answers)
At the beginning of the story the Wakatsuki family lives in this neighborhood.
Ocean Park
What activities did Jeanne try out and decide not to continue?
Odori and Ballet
A theme in the book is everyone has difficulties understanding their identity. List 3 examples of when characters have had trouble understanding how they fit into the world.
1) Papa is ashamed of being accused of disloyalty 2) Jeanne considers converting her religion 3) Jeanne feels torn over whether to do Japanese or American activities
In Our World what is listed under the seniors school photos.
Their names and the schools they would have graduated from on the outside.
What made Jeanne want to convert to Catholicism?
She was jealous of the orphaned girl who was confirmed.
What "kind of compromise" do Ko and his oldest son strike?
Woodrow wouldn't volunteer for the army. Instead, he would wait for the army to induct him.
What recreational activity could people measure the amount of freedom they had with?
Hiking - They could measure their freedom based on how far they could go unescorted
Papa compares Japan and America to two parents who are fighting. He says, "When your mother and father are having a fight, do you want them to kill each other? Or do you just want them to stop fighting?" Which of the 3 themes can you apply this statement to?
Everyone's identity is full of nuances.
Relying on stereotypes makes it harder to understand people.
Discrimination leads to people suffering and cruelty.
What buildings were two blocks away (on either side) from Jeanne's barracks?
The Children's Village (the orphanage) and the Catholic Church.
How did the meeting for heads of households about the loyalty questionnaire end?
Papa attacked the man that called him an inu.