SETTINGS
Where does the story take place?
Western US(California and Utah)
who is big, handsome, serious?
Mas
Who dies?
Twitchy
True or False,
Finding jobs after the incarceration camps were closed was very easy for Japanese Americans.
False
When did the story take place?
1942-1945 (during WWII)
Who plays the piano?
Yum-yum
How many main characters are there?
14
What were people give after they left the incarceration camps?
twenty-five dollars and a train ticket
What event led to Japanese internment camps?
Pearl Harbor
Who loves to draw?
Minnow
Who gets sent off to war?
Twitchy, Mas, and Frankie
Describe the incarceration camps prisons.
Overcrowded and unsanitary with many people falling ill.
What kind of camp are Japanese people held in?
Internment camps
Who has an abusive step father?
Yoshi
What is the name of the first camp they get sent to?
Tule Lake
What is a social issue that is dealt with in this book?
Racism, Discrimination, and Segregation
Who wrote the book?
Traci Chee
Who holds the group together?
Twitchy
What did the questionnaire decide?
Whether or not they sided with pledged aligeince to other countries and if they wanted to fight in the war.
How does the book reflect the life of the author?
She is a Japanese American herself and this is her history.