English Exam/Farewell to Manzanar
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What does the word "Manzanar" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Apple Orchard
The Watkatsuki's moved from Block 16 to which location? - CORRECT ANSWER - Block 28
The mountain range around the camp at Manzanar is named? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Sierras
Where did many of the family members move immediately after they left Manzanar? -
CORRECT ANSWER - New Jersey
How did Jeannie feel at the end of the book about her time in Manzanar? - CORRECT
ANSWER - She would have been much more vocal about the abuse her father did
What happened to Papa that made him stop drinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vomited
blood from drinking too much homemade wine and whiskey.
What ultimately failed enterprise did Papa try when they got back to Los Angeles? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Abalone hunting and drying the meat in the apartment
Why was it easier for Woody to succeed than Papa in the world after Manzanar? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Woody was a U.S. citizen
What does hakajin mean in Japanese - CORRECT ANSWER - Caucasin
, Who sold arrowheads for $0.50 each after windstorms swept through the area - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kiyo
What is the Aunt's name that Woody visits near Hiroshima - CORRECT ANSWER - Aunt
Toyo
Where did Jeanne's 4th grade teacher come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Kentucky
What was the main item that Woody brought back with him from Japan after visiting -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sword that had been in the family for years
"Quivering thighs" or literally "horseradish legs" were called - CORRECT ANSWER -
Daikon Ashi
What did her brothers teasingly call Jeannie's legs? - CORRECT ANSWER - "stick legs",
Gobo ashi
How long did Papa live after they left Manazar - CORRECT ANSWER - 12 years
What was Jeannie the first to do in her family? - CORRECT ANSWER - Finish college and
marry out of their race
Which group was very supportive of Jeannie as a baton twirler? - CORRECT ANSWER - Boy
Scouts
Why was Eleanor having a baby in Manzanar after she had moved to Reno months ago? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Her husband was drafted into the army and she ran out of money
Who was drafted in 1944? - CORRECT ANSWER - Woody
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What does the word "Manzanar" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Apple Orchard
The Watkatsuki's moved from Block 16 to which location? - CORRECT ANSWER - Block 28
The mountain range around the camp at Manzanar is named? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Sierras
Where did many of the family members move immediately after they left Manzanar? -
CORRECT ANSWER - New Jersey
How did Jeannie feel at the end of the book about her time in Manzanar? - CORRECT
ANSWER - She would have been much more vocal about the abuse her father did
What happened to Papa that made him stop drinking? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vomited
blood from drinking too much homemade wine and whiskey.
What ultimately failed enterprise did Papa try when they got back to Los Angeles? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Abalone hunting and drying the meat in the apartment
Why was it easier for Woody to succeed than Papa in the world after Manzanar? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Woody was a U.S. citizen
What does hakajin mean in Japanese - CORRECT ANSWER - Caucasin
, Who sold arrowheads for $0.50 each after windstorms swept through the area - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kiyo
What is the Aunt's name that Woody visits near Hiroshima - CORRECT ANSWER - Aunt
Toyo
Where did Jeanne's 4th grade teacher come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Kentucky
What was the main item that Woody brought back with him from Japan after visiting -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sword that had been in the family for years
"Quivering thighs" or literally "horseradish legs" were called - CORRECT ANSWER -
Daikon Ashi
What did her brothers teasingly call Jeannie's legs? - CORRECT ANSWER - "stick legs",
Gobo ashi
How long did Papa live after they left Manazar - CORRECT ANSWER - 12 years
What was Jeannie the first to do in her family? - CORRECT ANSWER - Finish college and
marry out of their race
Which group was very supportive of Jeannie as a baton twirler? - CORRECT ANSWER - Boy
Scouts
Why was Eleanor having a baby in Manzanar after she had moved to Reno months ago? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Her husband was drafted into the army and she ran out of money
Who was drafted in 1944? - CORRECT ANSWER - Woody
