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Japanese American Internment Answers

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Read the excerpt from Dwight Okita’s "In Response to Executive Order 9066".I didn’t know what to say.I gave her a packet of tomato seedsand asked her to plant them for me, told herwhen the first tomato ripenedshe’d miss me.The narrator assumes that she will

A
see Denise again.
B
die at the camp.
C
be gone for a long time.
D
not be able to plant tomatoes.
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Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".I saw Denise today in Geography class.She was sitting on the other side of the room.“You’re trying to start a war,” she said, “giving secretsaway to the Enemy. Why can’t you keep your bigmouth shut?”Which is represented within these lines?

A
imprisonment of the innocent
B
misrepresentation of foreigners
C
loss of friendship
D
death of childhood innocence
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What theme is addressed in Okita’s poem "In Response to Executive Order 9066"?

A
During World War II, Japanese Americans were not the enemy.
B
For legitimate security measures, the US had to intern Japanese Americans.
C
Japanese Americans posed a serious risk to the security of the country.
D
Japanese Americans were extremely angered by their forced internment.
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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 9066.. . . I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders whom he may from time to time designate, whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.By giving military commanders the authority to determine when, where, and how long a person needs to be detained, President Roosevelt is assuming

A
the internment of American citizens will be difficult to justify.
B
very few Japanese Americans will actually need to be interned.
C
Japanese Americans pose a serious threat against US security.
D
all the commanders will move forward fairly and with sound judgment.
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Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I’ll come. I’ve packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we’re goingthey won’t grow.The father’s comment in this stanza lends the poem a tone of

A
playfulness.
B
irony.
C
formality.
D
hopelessness.
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Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".I gave her a packet of tomato seedsand asked her to plant them for me, told herwhen the first tomato ripenedshe’d miss me.The narrator gives the impression that

A
she is an amateur gardener.
B
she is, in fact, guilty of espionage.
C
she is hoping the Americans win the war.
D
she will be gone for a long time.
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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War . . . whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion. Which words from the excerpt best support the official nature of the document?

A
“authorize” and “impose”
B
“necessary” and “desirable”
C
“appropriate” and “whatever”
D
“right” and “person”

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