Farewell to Manzanar

Characters

100

This character is arrested and accused of sabotage

Papa / Ko

200

This character is drafted into the army

Woody

300

When the family first moves into the barracks at Manzanar, this character says they are "living like animals".

Mama

400

What religion does Jeanne explore in the camp? 

Catholicism. 

500

This character is the youngest of ten and one of the narrators in FTM

Jeanne

Camp Life

100

This is the job that Mama works at Manzanar.

Dietician

200

Describe the food at the camp. 

Did not taste good, mixed rice with fruit. 

300

Describe the latrines (bathrooms) at the camp.

They were pits dug into the ground (like port'o'potties" and there was no privacy. 

400

Jeanne's brothers make a game out of doing what at mealtimes?

Trying to eat as many times as possible

500

How did papa act in chapter 8 when he came to camp Manzanar? 

He drank and wouldn't participate in family gatherings. 

Setting

100

At the beginning of the story the Wakatsuki family lives in this neighborhood.

What is Ocean Park

200

The first morning the Wakatsuki family wakes up in the camp barracks they find themselves covered with what?

Dust

300

How was Jeanne's teacher in Ocean Park different than her teacher on Terminal Island? 

Ocean Park - nice, grandmotherly, warm

Terminal Island - mean, aloof, cold 

400

Describe the setting of Camp Manzanar

Desert, surrounded by mountains, dusty 

500

How does the family change their barracks to make them more habitable? 

Plugging up holes to prevent dust and animals from getting it, hanging up curtains for dividers