Coyote and the Enemy Aliens

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What does the term 'Enemy-Aliens' refer to?

  • Colonial white-men
  • Canadian citizens
  • Grotesque living conditions
  • Japanese Canadians (correct)

What does King compare the destructive capabilities of the word 'legal' to?

  • Grotesque living conditions
  • White magic (correct)
  • Satirical commentary
  • Ideal white world

What does King criticize about the actions of colonial white-men?

  • Their ideal white world
  • Their grotesque living conditions
  • Their satirical commentary
  • Their moral blindness (correct)

What does King showcase through the idea of conformity?

<p>How citizens adapt to social stereotypes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does King satirize through the character of Coyote?

<p>The notion of 'legal' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of King's depiction of Coyote in the story?

<p>To satirize racist Canadian politicians (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the depiction of the political entities singing 'O Canada' and waving flags symbolize in the text?

<p>Racist political leaders justifying their crimes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ironic nature of the Manhattan project in the text?

<p>It was portrayed as a catalyst of peace and prosperity, but it engineered a mass destruction weapon (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Coyote's classification of the indigenous population as Japanese at the reserve showcase in the text?

<p>Coyote's manipulation and lack of compassion for his own people (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main theme that King critiques through the ignorance of Coyote in the text?

<p>The power structures in Canada (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Ian Mackenzie deliver the slogan 'No Japs from the Rockies to the seas' during his nomination ceremony?

<p>1944 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the repetition of plot points in the prose signify?

<p>The cyclical nature of events (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator's silence regarding the oppressive nature of white men imply?

<p>The narrator is complicit in the oppression (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does King criticize through the prose?

<p>The government's manipulation of language (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of King structuring the prose in the way he does?

<p>To encourage rebellion in Canadians (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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