23. WORLD WAR II, 1933

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 23.1 Monica Sone, Memories of Pearl Harbor

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 23.1: Monica Sone, Memories of Pearl Harbor

Guided Analysis Document 23.1: Monica Sone, Memories of Pearl Harbor

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 23.1

1. What can be inferred about Monica’s life based on her circumstances when she learned about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?

Monica was very American in her lifestyle.

Monica did not speak English.

Monica wanted to return to Japan.

Monica celebrated her Japanese heritage.

Question 23.2

2. Which of the following best describes the context in which Monica and her friends found themselves in the United States on December 7, 1941?

Most Americans trusted the Japanese immigrants.

Japanese Americans were spying on the United States.

Americans were very suspicious of Japanese immigrants.

The United States government supported the immigrants.

Question 23.3

3. Why were Monica and some of her friends worried about what would happen to them after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

They feared they would be drafted.

They knew they would be seen as the enemy.

They thought the Japanese might attack Seattle.

They did not want to cancel their Messiah performance.

Question 23.4

4. As a Nisei, a second-generation immigrant, Monica was an American citizen. What Issei, or first-generation immigrant, was she more concerned for than herself?

Her friends

Her brother

Her teacher

Her mother

Question 23.5

5. In retrospect, was Monica right to be concerned for her family’s future?

No, Japanese Americans suffered no repercussions during World War II.

Yes, she and over 120,000 other Japanese Americans were imprisoned.

No, there were some isolated problems for immigrants, but Monica was not affected.

Yes, the United States implemented executions of Japanese Americans.

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