Farewell to Manzanar
Chapter 1:
What year does the story take place in the beginning? What does the author's father do?
Why did the father burn anything of theirs that was connected to Japan?
Why was the father taken away by the FBI?
Why did the mother begin to worry and cry?
Chapter 2:
Why did the other kids bother the author as a child?
Why did the mother give up all of her valuables?
What does the mother do when the man tries to buy her china for a low price?
Where was the father taken?
Where was the family taken to?
Chapter 3:
What had blown through the shack?
What did Mama do to keep them all warm throughout the night?
What did Woody have the kids do?
What is Woody's role?
How is Mama handling everything?
Chapter 4:
Why did all of the younger kids get sick?
What helped everyone keep warm at the camp?
What did the old woman used to keep privacy in the bathroom?
How important was privacy for all the women at the camp?
Was the camp difficult for people who longed for privacy?
Chapter 5:
What memory did the author always keep close in mind?
Did they eat together as a family at the camp?
Why did Mama get a job at the camp?
Did Japanese people only live in the camp?
How did the author react when she saw her father?
Chapter 6:
How does the author describe her father carrying his cane around even when he no longer needed it?
Why did Papa leave Japan?
Why did Hawaii not work out for Papa?
Where did Mama and Papa meet?
Why does the author say that World War II wasn't the climax to their life?
Chapter 7:
What is Papa's real name?
Why does Papa never contact his family in Japan?
What did they mistake the chum in the drums on Papa's boat to be? Does Papa side with Japan or America?
How does the interrogation end?
Chapter 8:
What did Papa often make in the barracks of their "home"? Did the alcohol negatively affect everyone?
What did the women in the bathroom say about Papa'?
Who stops Papa from hurting Mama?
How did Papa react after Kiyo punched him?
Chapter 9:
Why didn't Papa speak of Ford Lincoln?
What was the December Riot?
How did the violence break out?
What did Joe Kurihara believe about the incidents?
After the riot, how long did the bells last?
Chapter 10:
Who is Kaz?
What was he doing out of the camp in another shed with the crew?
Who comes into the shack?
Why did the crew bring pickax handles with them?
Why were the guards jittery?
Chapter 11:
What did the director give everyone as an apology for the violent events?
What forced Papa out of his isolation?
What does Woody want to do?
Why did the government want those in the camps to volunteer for the war?
Why did Papa get in a fight?