Farewell To Manzanar Analysis – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Alexander Barker
Where is the family living when Papa is taken away
Ocean Park
Where did Momma moved the family after Papa was taken away
Terminal Island
Where did the family live when Jeanne was born
Inglewood
True or False, In Ocean Park there were many Japanese
False
Which block did the family first live in at Manzanar?
Block 16
Which block does the family move to, which has more room?
Block 28
Where was Papa taken?
Fort Lincoln, North Dakota
Who are the authors?
Wakatsuki, Houston
What historical event does the book depict?
Japanese internment in World War II
What year was the book first published
1973
What type of book is this?
autobiography
What does Manzanar mean?
Spanish for “apple orchard”
What does Issei mean?
“first generation” those that immigrated from Japan to the US
What does Nisei mean?
“second generation” These people were born in the US to Issei parents, before WWII
What does “Sansei” mean?
“third generation” Most born during or after WWII
Why are Nisei and Sansei considered American, but the Issei are not?
the Nesei and the Sansei are born in the US, and are therefore American citizens
What year month and date was Pearl Harbor attacked?
Dec. 7, 1941
Why does Jeanne feel “unsafe” on Terminal Island
She is surrounded by Asians
Who signed order 9066?
President Roosevelt
How old was Momma when she met Papa?
17 years old
Why did papa burn his papers and japanese flag?
He didn’t want anyone to think he was connected with Japan
How long was papa at Fort Lincoln?
1 year
What agency helps the faimly find a home in Boyle Heights and Cabrillo Homes?
The American Friends Service
When a dealer offers Momma much less than what her china is worth, what does she do?
breaks her china
What year was Papa born, what country?
1887, Japan
When Papa attends a university, what state is he in?
Idaho
What career is Papa studying for at the university?
lawyer
Who pays for Papa’s college education?
his patron, his employer
How many times does Mama run away with Papa?
two times
According to the author, what is wrong with all of Papa’s plans?
He never finishes anything he starts.
Where did Papa become and alcoholic?
Fort Lincoln
What did Papa distill in Manzanar?
Rice wine
How many children do Momma and Papa have?
ten
What happens to the first two babies of the family born in Manzanar?
they die
Who’s baby boy survives being born in Manzanar
Eleanor’s son
Why didn’t Eleanor stay in Reno with her husband?
He (Shig) was drafted into the army.
What is the “love scene” that Jeanne sees Momma and Papa have?
talking and crying with happiness over Eleanor’s and her babies survival of childbirth
What sacrament does Papa forbid Jeanne to receive?
Baptism
When Jeanne wins the carnival queen contest, what Japanese dance does Papa insist she take
Odori
What talent did Jeanne learn in Manzanar that she excels at in junior high school?
baton twirling
Who was “stuffing” the ballot box so Jeanne would not win carnival queen contest?
the teachers
True or false, the Cabrillo Homes is a mutli-cultural housing facility.
true
True or false, the Cabrillo Homes is in a ghetto neighborhood
true
Where does Momma work after moving to Carbrillo Homes?
cannery
True or false,Jeanne is accepted into the Girl Scouts only because her best freind’s mom is the leader.
false
While in junior high school, who defends Jeanne when people stare at her?
Radine
Which drum and bugle corps do Radine and Jeanne try out for?
Boy Scouts
Who does Woody see while stationed in Japan
Papa’s aunt Toyo
What did Aunt Toyo do for Papa?
She gave him the money to get to Hawaii
Papa was ashamed of his father’s job as a manager of a “teahouse.”
true
Why couldn’t the family bury the one person who died during the bombing of Hiroshima?
He was at the ground zero when the bomb dropped so he was incinerated
Why does Papa have a tombstone marking his “grave” in 1913?
the family had not heard from him in 9 years and thought he was dead.
What gift does Woody bring to his family in Japan?
sugar
True or false, when he meets his family in Japan, Woody is treated as a “foreigner”
false
True or false,all Papa’s stories about his family’s original wealth and social status were lies
false
