| 1. | Do you have a younger sibling who follows you around? Do you like it? Did you ever follow an older sibling? |
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| 2. | What is the significance of the title? |
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| 3. | What did you learn from this story "history-wise" and "life-wise?" |
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| 4. | Why does Sumiko work so hard? Why doesn't she have many friends? |
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| 5. | How are Sumiko's cousins Bull and Ichiro alike/different? |
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| 6. | What are some of the values of Sumiko's family? Are they similar or different from the values of families you know? |
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| 7. | Do you think there would be a chance today that the United States would put a group of people into internment camps because of fear? Do you think any group today would submit to this as quietly as the Japanese did? |
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| 8. | How did Sumiko feel about being "uninvited" to the birthday party? How would you have handled the situation if you had been in her shoes? |
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| 9. | Why is Sumiko's family so frightened when they hear about the attack on Pearl Harbor? Are they justified in their fear? |
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| 10. | If you had to leave your home with just a few possessions, what would you choose to bring along? |
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| 11. | Why does Sumiko like being "bad?" |
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| 12. | How does helping Mr Moto with his garden give Sumiko hope? |
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| 13. | Sumiko thinks the Japanese might have more freedom inside the camp than outside. What do you think of that? |
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| 14. | Are you satisfied with the ending? |
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| 15. | What do you think will become of Sumiko and her family? What about Frank? |
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