Question 1 (2 points)
Only a couple hundred Japanese Americans were living in the Seattle area when World War Two started.

Question 1 options:
True
False
Question 2 (2 points)
The event that causes the fear and panic that led to Japanese-Internment was the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese military.

Question 2 options:
True
False
Question 3 (4 points)
Select ALL correct answers about Executive Order 9066.

Question 3 options:

President Franklin Roosevelt signed it.

It was signed on Dec. 7, 1941

It allowed the war department of the US to restrict or remove from certain areas of persons who might be considered a danger to the war effort.

It led to the removal of thousands of Japanese-Americans from their homes and businesses during World War Two

Question 4 (2 points)
In the internment camps, Japanese-Americans were denied their Constitutional rights.

Question 4 options:
True
False
Question 5 (2 points)
In the story, what is the reason for the boy and his father being placed into the camp?

Question 5 options:

Their home was destroyed

They heard the desert was a safe place to live.

Because America was at war with Japan, and the government thinks Japanese Americans cannot be trusted.

They would be safe from Japanese attacks.

Question 6 (2 points)
Before arriving in the camp, the boy describes taking a bus to a place where he and his family had to live in .

Question 6 options:

a trailer

horse stalls

a baseball stadium

a hotel

Question 7 (4 points)
The boy describes how the camp is different from his life at home. Select ALL statements below that reflect his life at camp.

Question 7 options:

It was very hot in the daytime and cold at night. Thick dust storms made it difficult to see and sand got into everything.

Families still enjoyed sharing meals in their private areas.

They had to wait in lines to eat and use the bathroom.

He lived in barracks, and he shared one room with his family; it was easy to hear other people in the room next door.

Question 8 (2 points)
Why does the boy's father decide to build a baseball field?

Question 8 options:

His father wants him to learn to play so that when they return home, he will be able to join a league.

His father loved playing baseball when he was young.

The boy's older brother, Teddy, asks their dad to build them afield.

After Teddy is disrespectful to his father, the boy's father becomes concerned about the boredom and lack of purpose people are experiencing; he wants to keep their spirits up.

Question 9 (2 points)
The guards at the camp saw the need for a baseball field, and they helped gather all of the needed supplies.

Question 9 options:
True
False
Question 10 (2 points)
While the boy was not a naturally talented baseball player, one motivating factor to play well at the camp- and when he returned home after the war, was this.

Question 10 options:

He wanted to make his father proud.

He channeled all the anger and frustration that he felt.

He knew that he would have more friends if he was a valuable player on the team.

Question 11 (2 points)
At the end of the story, the boy hears people calling him a "Jap". This word is not a kind nickname. It is a hateful word.

Question 11 options:
True
False
Question 12 (2 points)
At the end of the story, the boy describes how he feels when it is his turn to bat:

"I looked down. I thought maybe I should pretend to be sick so I wouldn't have to finish the game. But I knew that would make things even worse because I would get picked on at school for being a chicken. And they would use that bad word, too."

What is the connotation of the phrase "being a chicken" as it is used in the story?

Question 12 options:

They would make fun of him because they would think he is a coward.

They would think he looks like a barnyard chicken.

They would think he is stuck-up and better than the rest.