An Epic Journey
This girl is the narrator and the oldest of five sisters.
Who is Odilia?
This author wrote The Omnivore’s Dilemma.
Who is Michael Pollan?
This man tells the story of his Holocaust experience.
Who is Vladek Spiegelman?
The Wakatsuki family is forced to move here during WWII.
What is Manzanar?
This word means a point of view or way of seeing something.
What is perspective?
In the word apathy, the prefix a- means this.
What is "not" or "without"?
The sisters discover this in the Rio Grande, which starts their journey.
What is a dead man's body?
Most processed food in supermarkets starts with this crop.
What is corn?
This is the animal used to represent Jewish people in the story.
What is a mouse?
This country’s attack led to the internment of Japanese Americans.
What is Japan?
This word means something that is not allowed or is forbidden.
What is prohibited?
In the word prohibited, the prefix pro- means this.
What is "forward" or "before"?
The sisters take the dead man here to return him to his family.
What is Mexico?
The “omnivore’s dilemma” refers to the confusion humans face about this.
What is what to eat?
The Nazis are represented by these animals.
What are cats?
This family member is arrested first, accused of being a spy.
Who is Papa (Ko Wakatsuki)?
This is a reason or explanation for an action or belief.
What is justification?
In the word negate, the suffix -ate means this when used in a verb.
What is "to make" or "to cause"?
These ancient beings guide the sisters and give them gifts.
Who are the goddess Tonantzin and La Llorona?
This type of farming is based on working with nature, not against it.
What is sustainable farming?
The author of Maus and Vladek’s son.
Who is Art Spiegelman?
The camp was located in this U.S. state.
What is California?
This word means to block or get in the way of something.
What is obstruct?
In the word diminished, the root min means this.
What is "small" or "less"?
The girls’ journey mirrors this famous epic.
What is The Odyssey?
This is a place where animals are raised in crowded, industrial conditions.
What is a CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation)?
The book is a mix of Holocaust memoir and this other genre.
What is a graphic novel?
DAILY DOUBLE: This amendment of the U.S. Constitution was violated by internment.
What is the Fifth Amendment (due process)?
What is the Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection under the law)?
This word means to suffer patiently through something difficult.
What is endure?
In the word justification, the root just means this.
What is "law" or "right"?