Life at Manzanar
What was the first problem Jeanne and her family had to face during their first morning at Manzanar?
Sand
How many years old was Jeanne at the start of the book?
7 years old
What is the vocabulary word that means good at many jobs?
Jack-of-all-trades
What was the bomb that ended World War 2?
Hiroshima
Why did Papa burn his Japanese flag?
So it would look like he has no connection to Japan.
Why weren't people allowed out of the camp at one point at Manzanar?
There was a riot going on in the camp
Which one of Jeannes brothers went to fight in the war?
Woody
Whats the word that the other people in the camp called Papa when he came back from North Dakota?
Inu
Who signed the executive order to force Japanese into camps?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What age did Papa leave Japan?
He was 17 years old.
What was wrong with the food at Manzanar?
The food was shall from cans and combined in weird ways
What type of car did Papa drive out of Manzanar?
blue Nash sedan
What does vie mean?
Compete
What executive order was signed that forced Japanese into camps?
Executive Order 9066
Where did Jeanne live before her family went to Manzanar?
She lived in Santa Monica.
Why did many pregnant women die during labor at Manzanar?
They died of hemorrhage, or a continuous lose of blood
What was the jail that Papa was imprisoned in called?
Fort Lincoln
What vocab word means laziness
lethargy
What was the first thing Jeanne and her family see when they came back to Manzanar years later?
A large white obelisk
How did the boys cover the holes in the floor boards to make sand stop coming inside?
They used tin can lids
Papa brought home pieces of wood and did what with it?
He made furniture
WHat club did Jeanne go to?
Glee club.
What does alluvial mean?
Full of water
When did Manzanar start getting torn down?
November 1945
What were the two things Mama valued the most while at Manzanar?
Personal privacy and Cooperation