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What was the reason families in internment camps received Christmas trees?
What was the reason families in internment camps received Christmas trees?
- As a reward for good behavior
- As a way to celebrate the holiday season
- As an apology for the difficulties leading up to a riot (correct)
- As a way to distract them from their situation
What is the reason for Papa's isolation in the Japanese internment camp?
What is the reason for Papa's isolation in the Japanese internment camp?
- He thinks he is better than others (correct)
- He is afraid of the other prisoners
- He is homesick for Japan
- He is too busy brewing his own alcohol
What does Papa do most of the time in the internment camp?
What does Papa do most of the time in the internment camp?
- He socializes with other families
- He works to improve the family's living conditions
- He isolates himself and drinks homemade alcohol (correct)
- He helps the other Japanese women insult people
What was the Loyalty Oath and how did it impact families?
What was the Loyalty Oath and how did it impact families?
Why is Papa's behavior scary for his family?
Why is Papa's behavior scary for his family?
What is the significance of the word "inu" in the text?
What is the significance of the word "inu" in the text?
How old is the narrator when Papa isolates himself in the internment camp?
How old is the narrator when Papa isolates himself in the internment camp?
How does Papa's behavior affect his family?
How does Papa's behavior affect his family?
Why did the Loyalty Oath debate force the narrator's father out of isolation?
Why did the Loyalty Oath debate force the narrator's father out of isolation?
What event coincides with the narrator turning eight years old?
What event coincides with the narrator turning eight years old?
What does the word "inu" mean?
What does the word "inu" mean?
Who would come to talk to the narrator's father and brothers about the Loyalty Oath?
Who would come to talk to the narrator's father and brothers about the Loyalty Oath?
Why does Papa exile himself and drink heavily?
Why does Papa exile himself and drink heavily?
What was the argument between the narrator's father and Woody about?
What was the argument between the narrator's father and Woody about?
Why does Papa exile himself and drink heavily?
Why does Papa exile himself and drink heavily?
What was the narrator's understanding of the Loyalty Oath debate?
What was the narrator's understanding of the Loyalty Oath debate?
Was the argument between the narrator's father and Woody resolved?
Was the argument between the narrator's father and Woody resolved?
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Study Notes
- Papa returns to the family's overcrowded cubicle in a Japanese internment camp.
- He isolates himself from others and spends most of his time drinking homemade alcohol.
- Papa's behavior scares and terrifies his family.
- The narrator turns eight years old during this time.
- The family believes that Papa isolates himself because he thinks he is better than others and because he brews his own alcohol.
- The word "inu" is used to insult Papa by other Japanese women in the camp.
- "Inu" means "dog" but also refers to collaborators or informers.
- Papa is accused of being an informer and buying his release from internment.
- The rumor and insult are too much for Papa to bear, causing him to exile himself and drink heavily.
- The family is deeply affected by Papa's behavior and isolation.
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