Week 13 Echo Comprehension Questions

pages 387 - 424

DUE:  Monday, 3/12/18 before 8:15 AM


Part 3, Chapter 4

1. Describe what Ivy‛s new school looks like.

2. What are some positives about Ivy‛s new home?


Part 3, Chapter 5

3. What did Mrs. Ward do after she found out Fernando is in the army? Why do you think she reacts this way?

4. Why do all of the citizens have to use blackout curtains?

5. What does Ivy think about Mr. Ward? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.


Part 3, Chapter 6

6. Why were all of the Japanese children ordered to leave Ivy‛s school?

7. What does Ivy discover that happened to the owner of her new house?

8. What is the plan for Ivy‛s family after the war? How will the family get their land back, while Ivy‛s family gets something in return?

9. Why did the word own mean something wonderful to Ivy?

10. Do you think the Yamamotos are really “enemies of the United States”? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

11. What do we find out about Mr. Ward‛s intentions? Use evidence to support your answer.

12. What did Ivy discover on the Yamamotos back door?

13. How do Ivy and her family view the Yamamotos? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

14. How is what is happening to the Japanese in Part Three similar to Part One? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

15. “Farmers are in short supply” (421). Why is there a shortage of farmers?

16. Besides harming Americans that have a Japanese background, how is keeping the Yamamotos and other farmers off their land harming Americans? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

17. Why did Ivy feel guilty? Use evidence to support your answer.


Part 3, Chapter 7

18. Describe the flags that hung in the front window of the Ward house. What do you think the flags represent?

19. “‘And remember. Not everything is as it seems‛” (426). What do you think could be wrong with Susan‛s family?

20. What was Susan‛s response when she started talking about Donald? What do you think happened to him?

21. “Yes, she has things. But they are just that. Things ” (431). In your own words, describe what this means.

22. Why does Mama get angry with Ivy when she says she wants a gold star for Fernando? Use evidence to support your answer.