| AUTHOR'S LIFE | VOCABULARY | BOOK INFORMATION | OUTSIDE EVENTS | BOOK |
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Jeanne Watasuki Houston
What is the FULL name of the author?
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Noun
What part of speech is the word "desolation"
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Memoir, autobiography, coming-of-age story
What genres does "Farewell to Manzanar" fall in?
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WWII
What time period was this story from?
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Jeanne
Who is the main character of the book?
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Inglewood, California
Where was the author born?
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Foreigner, immigrant, nonnative
State a synonym for "alien"
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The accounts of Japanese Americans in internment camps
What inspired the book?
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Pearl Harbor
What led people to be suspicious of Japanese people?
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He was thought to be involved with the Pearl Harbor incident
Why is the protagonist's father arrested?
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Second-generation
What generation of Japanese is the author?
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To wave of flourish as a threat
State the definition of "brandish"
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Well, people loved the refreshing story and her personality
How was the book received? Why?
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-Born in Japan rather than in America
-Knowing the Japanese language -Being more or less prone to American culture
What is a difference between first and second generation Japanese?
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Manzanar
What is the name of the camp the protagonist stays in?
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9 siblings
How many siblings did the author have?
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Nervous, sloppy, hurried
State an antonym for "sedate"
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1973
What year was the book published?
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1944
What year were all citizens in internment camps released?
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Dealing with her roots and having to satisfy two different groups of people
What is the main problem the protagonist faces?
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"Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder" or "The Legend of the Firehouse Women"
Name a book that the author wrote besides "Farewell to Manzanar"
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Use the word "foment" in a sentence so that it relates to the book
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2006
What year was the afterword published?
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$20,000
How much money was promised to every Japanese citizen in internment camps?
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He becomes abusive and an alcoholic
What becomes of the protagonist's father?
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