Farewell to Manzanar 1-11

Question 1

In which town does the book start?

Answer 1

Long Beach, California

Question 2

Why did the fishing boats return?

Answer 2

Pearl Harbor was bombed

Question 3

What did Papa do the night he heard the news?

Answer 3

He burned anything he had relating to Japan

Question 4

Why was the FBI picking up Japanese-American fishermen?

Answer 4

They could be making enemy contact off-shore

Question 5

How much time passes between the family moving to Terminal Island and Papa getting arrested?

Answer 5

2 weeks

Question 6

What is the supposed crime that Papa had been arrested for?

Answer 6

Delivering oil to Japanese submarines off-shore

Question 7

Why was Jeanne afraid on Terminal Island?

Answer 7

It was her first time being around other Japanese people

Question 8

Why does Mama break her China?

Answer 8

She is frustrated about moving away and the for the dealer lowballing her.

Question 9

In what state is the camp for enemy aliens where Papa is held?

Answer 9

North Dakota

Question 10

Describe the conditions of the barracks.

Answer 10

Cramped with only the bare basic necessities

Question 11

Woody instructs Ray and Kiyo to cover the knotholes with what?

Answer 11

Tin can lids

Question 12

The War Department turned one of the barracks in the camp into what type of factory?

Answer 12

Clothing factory

Question 13

According to Jeanne, which area of the camp caused her family to collapse as an integrated unit?

Answer 13

The mess hall

Question 14

Mama went to work at the camp as a __________.

Answer 14

Dietician

Question 15

What was Jeanne’s response when she first saw her father as he got off the bus at the camp?

Answer 15

She ran and gave him a hug and started crying.

Question 16

As an adult, to what did Jeanne compare her father’s cane?

Answer 16

Samurai sword

Question 17

What job did Papa have at Fort Lincoln?

Answer 17

Interviewer/Interpreter

Question 18

The interrogator asked Papa what he thought of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What was Papa’s response?

Answer 18

He was sad for both countries

Question 19

Some of the women in the camp accused Papa of being inu. What does this mean?

Answer 19

It means dog, but also collaborator or informer

Question 20

How was Papa’s attack on Mama stopped?

Answer 20

Kiyo punched him in the face

Question 21

What was the greatest possible disgrace to the Japanese-American men who were held at Fort Lincoln?

Answer 21

The charge of disloyalty

Question 22

In the months before the riot, how are meeting signaled in the camp?

Answer 22

Bells rang

Question 23

What event occurred as a result of Fred’s beating and the arrest of one of the suspects?

Answer 23

A riot occurred, and people attacked each other, leaving multiple injured and 2 dead

Question 24

The 2nd question on the Loyal Oath asked the signers to do 3 things. What were they?

Answer 24

To swear allegiance to the US
Defend the US from attack
Forswear any allegiance to the Japanese emperor

Question 25

How did Papa answer the 2 questions on the Loyalty Oath?

Answer 25

YES YES

Question 26

One that practices sabotage

Answer 26

Saboteur (n)

Question 27

serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective

Answer 27

futile (adj)

Question 28

awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior; rude

Answer 28

uncouth (adj)

Question 29

the act of interning someone or the state of being interned

Answer 29

internment (n)

Question 30

foreboding or foreshadowing evil; inauspicious

Answer 30

ominously (adv)

Question 31

to decrease in force or intensity

Answer 31

abate (v)

Question 32

to make (something, such as pain or suffering) more bearable

Answer 32

alleviate (v)

Question 33

able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury

Answer 33

mischievous (adj)

Question 34

to distort one’s face in an expression usually of pain, disgust, or disapproval

Answer 34

grimacing (part)

Question 35

to spread of diffuse through

Answer 35

permeate (v)

Question 36

having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring

Answer 36

filial (adj)

Question 37

excessively thin and angular

Answer 37

gaunt (adj)

Question 38

the use of ridicule or scorn to snow contempt

Answer 38

derision (n)

Question 39

joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one

Answer 39

desolate (adj)

Question 40

marked by arrogant assurance; domineering

Answer 40

imperiously (adv)

Question 41

a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language

Answer 41

tirade (n)

Question 42

deprivation of strength, vigor, or spirit; weakening

Answer 42

emasculation (n)

Question 43

creating disunity or dissension

Answer 43

divisive (adj)

Question 44

very angry; enraged

Answer 44

livid (adj)

Question 45

distant in manner

Answer 45

remoteness (n)